WFP staffer shot and killed in Yemen

By UN News

Jul 22, 2023 10:31 pm

A long-serving staffer with the UN World Food Programme (WFP) has been shot and killed in Yemen.

Moayad Hameidi, a Jordanian national, was working in Turbah, in the country's southwest. He came under fire on Friday afternoon, and the identify of the assailants is not yet known.

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