Five civilians were killed Wednesday in two landmine explosions in war-torn Yemen, according to a Yemeni observatory.
A landmine exploded as three minors were grazing sheep in Nihm district, east of the capital Sanaa, killing two and injuring the third, the Yemeni Landmine Observatory said in a statement. A mother and her two daughters were also killed in another landmine explosion in Ad-Durayhimi district, south of al-Hudaydah province in western Yemen, the Houthi-run National Mine Action Center said.
According to Yemeni officials, there are more than two million landmines planted across war-torn Yemen.
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Source: Anadolu Agency