A Lebanese Red Cross worker was shot and killed by unknown gunmen on April 21 while working in Sana’a, Yemen.
Hanna Lahoud, 37, was in charge of the Red Cross detention program in Yemen. Officials said he was on his way to a prison when armed assailants attacked his vehicle.
He was transported the hospital, where he died of his injuries.
In a news release, the International Committee of the Red Cross said, “We condemn this brutal and apparently deliberate attack on a dedicated humanitarian worker.”
The ICRC is a humanitarian institution based in Geneva that was founded in 1863.
“We are all in shock. Hanna was a young man full of life and was widely known and liked,” said Robert Madini, the Red Cross Middle East director. “Nothing can justify Hanna’s murder and we are in deep mourning for our dear friend and colleague. Our hearts and thoughts are with Hanna’s loved ones and friends.”
The Red Cross has been delivering aid to Yemen since the start of the country’s civil war in 2015.
To read the full ICRC statement on the incident click here.