3 children killed in landmine explosion in central Yemen
BAYDA, Yemen (AA) – Three Yemeni children were killed in a landmine explosion in central Bayda province, a local NGO said Saturday.
The children were killed when the device exploded as they were grazing sheep in the al-Zaher district, the Yemeni Landmine Records said in a statement.
The NGO, which documents victims of mines and unexploded ordnance, did not lay blame for the deaths on any group.
The UN estimates that more than 2 million landmines have been planted across the war-torn Yemen.
Yemen has been engulfed by violence since September 2014, when Iranian-aligned Houthi rebels captured much of the country, including the capital, Sanaa.
A Saudi-led coalition entered the war in early 2015 to restore the government to power.
The eight-year conflict has created one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world, with millions suffering from hunger.
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