Two staff members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) were shot and killed earlier on Wednesday in Yemen, a statement from the Geneva-based organization said.

According to ICRC, its employees worked as a field officer and as a driver. Both were from Yemen and were travelling with colleagues in a convoy between Saada and Sana'a when the attack happened.

It is believed a single gunman opened fire on the convoy. One ICRC staff member died at the scene; the second was taken to hospital, but later died.

"The ICRC condemns in the strongest possible terms what appears to have been the deliberate targeting of our staff," said the head of the ICRC delegation in Yemen, Antoine Grand.

It is not yet clear who carried out the attack.

According to the ICRC, there have been a number of security incidents involving it's organization in recent months.

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