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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Masam Removes 408 Landmines in 4th Week of May

Planted Mine via SPA

King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center's (KSrelief) project for clearing mines (Masam) in Yemen removed a total of 408 landmines during the fourth week of May 2019.

The project included removing 19 antipersonnel mines, 112 anti-tank mines, 273 unexploded ordnance and 4 explosive devices.

Since the start of the project, 72,276 landmines, have been demined, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

Mines had been planted by Iranian-backed Houthi militias in Yemen, claiming the lives of children, women and the elderly, whether by death, serious injuries or amputation.

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