Landmine blast kills citizen in Hodeidah

HODEIDAH, April 17 (YPA) – A civilian was killed on Sunday in an explosion of  landmine left by  Saudi-led coalition factions in Hodeidah province, western Yemen.

According to the Executive Mine Action Centre, a civilian was killed as a result of a landmine explosion left over from coalition factions in al-Faza area of Al-Tuhita directorate.

The center  confirmed that the death toll from the coalition’s remnants of landmines and cluster bombs in Hodeidah has risen to 259 since the beginning of this year alone.

It called on the United Nations to bring in  detector devices to clear remnants of war, which it has been demanding for years.

E.M