News - Yemen: Two citizens were killed in the explosion of a landmine left behind by the forces of the Saudi-US aggression in Hodeidah Governorate, Almasirah Net correspondent reported on Sunday.

Almasirah Net correspondent confirmed that the two killed citizens were from the village of Al-Shajn in Ad-Durayhimi district.

Meanwhile, the National Mine Action Center said that five citizens were killed and others were injured, including women and children, during the past hours in Hodeidah as a result of the explosion of remnants of the aggression from mines and cluster bombs.

The National Mine Action Program had earlier warned citizens in Hodeidah not to approach foreign objects, damaged shells and mines left by the aggression.

Saudi Arabia, backed by the United States and regional allies, launched the war on Yemen in March 2015, with the claim of bringing the government of former Yemeni president Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi back to power.

The war has left hundreds of thousands of Yemenis dead, and displaced millions more. It has also destroyed Yemen’s infrastructure and spread famine and infectious diseases there.

The victims of cluster bombs have reached more than 25,000 civilians since the beginning of the US-Saudi aggression on Yemen in 2015. The Director of the Executive Center for Mine Action, Brigadier General Ali Safra, has pointed out that the support and resources allocated to field clearance do not reach the level of 2% of what is required to be cleaned.
 
 The director of the Executive Center for Mine Action Brigadier Ali Safra stated that Hodeidah, Al-Baidha'a, Marib, Al-Jawf, Nihm and Sa'ada are the most infested areas for mines and bombs, in which the aggression used the most deadly and latest military technology in our country.
 
He explained that the Center is continuing to work to clear areas contaminated and affected by the bombs and mines of the US-Saudi aggression, pointing out that mines and remnants - especially cluster bombs - have become a national issue and a societal problem that must be disposed.

The Executive Center for Mine Action announced the discovery of 544 mines and cluster bombs left over from the aggression during the first week of January 2022.