US Requests Return of Vehicles, Equipment Seized in Yemen

© REUTERS / Khaled Abdullah The U.S. embassy is seen in this general view taken in Sanaa
The U.S. embassy is seen in this general view taken in Sanaa - Sputnik International
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US State Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki stated that the seizure of US vehicles and other equipment in Yemeni capital was unacceptable and respect for US property and facilities is essential for the US return to the Yemeni capital.

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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The United States is investigating the seizure of US vehicles and other equipment in Yemeni capital of Sanaa after US embassy personnel left the country and requires its return, US State Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki said during a press briefing.

“Upon our departure our vehicles and equipment were seized reportedly by the Houthis, we are looking into this… We certainly are requesting they be returned,” Psaki told journalists on Wednesday.

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Psaki stressed that such practice is unacceptable and respect for US property and facilities is essential for the US return to the Yemeni capital.

US State Department earlier on Wednesday urged its citizens to leave Yemen as soon as possible over deteriorating security situation, confirming that it had suspended embassy operation in Sanaa.

Security concerns followed a coup by the Houthi minority group. The Houthis, Yemeni Shiite opposition, took over a number of cities, including Sanaa, prompting the US-backed president to resign and declared that the group’s security arm, Revolutionary Committee, would govern Yemen.

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