RIYADH: Members of Saudi Arabia’s Project Masam removed 815 explosive devices from various regions of Yemen last week.

The total included 748 unexploded ordnances, 56 anti-tank mines, six anti-personnel mines and five improvised explosive devices, according to a recent report.

Ousama Al-Gosaibi, the initiative’s managing director, said that 518,633 mines have been cleared since the project began in 2018.

The total included 748 unexploded ordnances, 56 anti-tank mines, six anti-personnel mines and five improvised explosive devices. (Supplied)

The explosives were planted indiscriminately and posed a threat to civilians, including children, women and the elderly.