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Yemen Blockade ‘Killing’ Civilians: Humanitarian Chief


An international blockade of Yemen is “killing” as many civilians the country’s war, the head of the aid group Doctors Without Borders said Thursday after a visit to the country.
By preventing humanitarian aid reaching needy populations, the blockade is “killing as (many people as) the current conflict,” Joanne Liu told AFP in a telephone interview from Yemen’s capital Sanaa.