Saudi project clears 3,640 Houthi mines in Yemen
- 2022-01-28
- 09:50:14
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The Saudi Project for Landmine Clearance in Yemen dismantled 3,640 Houthi mines in the third week of January.
This figure includes 2,994 anti-tank mines, 505 unexploded ordinances and 141 other explosive devices.
The project is one of several initiatives undertaken by Saudi Arabia to help ease the suffering of the Yemeni people.
The demining took place in Marib, Aden, Jouf, Shabwa, Taiz, Hodeidah, Lahij, Sanaa, Al-Bayda, Al-Dhale and Saada.
A total of 311,658 mines have been cleared since the start of the project.
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