Iranian-backed Houthi rebels detained around two dozen United Nations employees on Sunday, a day after storming another UN facility in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, The Associated Press reported citing a UN official a saying.

Jean Alam, spokesperson for the UN resident coordinator in Yemen , told the news outlet that the detentions occurred at a UN facility in Sanaa’s southwestern Hada neighborhood. The group includes five Yemeni nationals and 15 international staff. Another 11 UN workers were released after questioning.

Communications equipment seized

A second UN official, speaking on condition of anonymity, as per the news report said the rebels confiscated all communications devices from the facility — including phones, servers, and computers — as part of the raid.

Multiple UN agencie

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