An explosion killed five demining specialists in war-torn Yemen’s central province of Maarib yesterday, security and medical sources said.
A pro-government security official, who spoke to AFP on condition of anonymity, said the the five were foreign experts working on the Saudi-backed Masam landmine clearance project.
AFP could not independently confirm which countries they came from. The official said the blast occurred as landmines were being transported to be destroyed.
A medic at a Maarib hospital confirmed five bodies were brought to the hospital, adding that a number of other people were injured in the incident. The Saudi-led coalition fighting alongside the government could not immediately be reached for comment.
The war has triggered what the United Nations calls the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.
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