Child killed, two injured in explosion of mine in Marib

MARIB, July 19 (YPA) – A child was killed and two others were wounded when a mine planted by the Saudi-led coalition factions northwest of Marib city exploded, local sources reported on Wednesday.

According to the sources, the child, Towadhuo Saleh Khaled Saber, was killed and her two brothers, Abdelhamid and Omar Khaled Saber, were injured yesterday, Tuesday, in the Al-Suwayda camp for displaced, by an explosion of a mine that was washed away by torrents from the areas under the control of the Islah Party factions.

The sources confirmed that the Islah factions planted large quantities of mines and explosive devices in the vicinity of the city of Marib to stop the advances of Sanaa forces towards the city during the past two years.

YPA