Landmine explosion kills 2 children in central Yemen
SANAA, Yemen (AA) – Two Yemeni children were killed by a landmine explosion in the central Bayda province, according to a local NGO on Wednesday.
The device exploded as the children were grazing their sheep in al-Zaher district in the province, the Yemeni Landmine Records said in a statement.
The NGO, which documents victims of mines and unexploded ordnance in Yemen, didn’t blame any group for the deaths.
UN estimates that over two million landmines were planted across war-torn Yemen.
Yemen has been engulfed by violence and instability since September 2014, when Iranian-aligned Houthi rebels captured much of the country, including the capital Sanaa.
The Saudi-led coalition entered the war in early 2015 to restore the Yemeni 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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