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Houthis suspected of using chemical weapons in Taiz, local authorities seek UN probe

JEDDAH: Local authorities in Yemen’s Taiz have called for an urgent, UN-backed investigation into reports that Houthi forces fired artillery shells and rockets suspected of containing internationally banned chemical substances, amid escalating fighting that has worsened the humanitarian crisis in the besieged city. In a statement issued by the Taiz Governorate Media Office, the authorities said they had received consistent reports from several front lines, most recently in Al-Aqroud and Kahlan,