RIYADH: Teams working on Saudi Arabia’s Masam project removed 1,293 explosive devices from various regions of Yemen last week.
The devices included 1,218 unexploded ordnances, 65 anti-tank mines, eight improvised explosive devices, and two anti-personnel mines, according to a recent report.
The explosives had been planted indiscriminately across the country, posing a threat to civilians, including children, women, and the elderly.
The demining operations took place in Marib, Aden, Jouf, Shabwa, Taiz, Hodeidah, Lahij, Sanaa, Al-Bayda, Al-Dhale, and Saada.
The work brings the total number of explosive devices cleared since the launch of the Masam project in 2018 to 573,625.
