UN leaders, agencies demand release of aid workers in Yemen

U.N. leaders, ambassadors and agencies are demanding the release of at least 13 U.N. personnel and other aid workers who were detained more than a week ago by Houthi rebels in Yemen.

Late on June 6, reports from groups in Yemen said armed Houthi security and intelligence officers carried out simultaneous raids in Sanaa, Hodeida, Saada and Amran.

The raids targeted Yemeni employees working for the United Nat