EU condemns Houthi execution of 9 Yemenis by firing squad

The European Union joined the United States and United Nations in condemning the trial and execution of nine Yemenis accused of involvement in the killing of a senior Houthi official.
Yemeni men and children watch the execution of nine men, convicted of involvement in the assassination of Huthi political leader Saleh al-Sammad three years ago, at a public square in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, on Sept. 18, 2021.
Yemeni men and children watch the execution of nine men convicted of involvement in the assassination of Houthi political leader Saleh al-Sammad three years ag at a public square in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, on Sept. 18, 2021. - MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP via Getty Images
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The European Union has added its voice to the chorus of condemnation following the Houthi group’s execution of nine people allegedly linked to the killing of a rebel leader in Yemen. 

In April 2018, a Saudi-led coalition airstrike in the port city of Hodeidah killed Saleh al-Samad, a top Houthi official in northern Yemen. On Saturday, a Houthi firing squad in the capital Sanaa publicly executed the nine men convicted of involvement in Samad’s killing, the pro-Houthi Saba news agency said.  

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