Barran Press
A landmine planted by the Houthi group, internationally designated as a terrorist organization, killed one civilian and injured three others on Friday, May 24, 2024, in the Dhu bab and Bab al-Mandab district of Taiz governorate in southwestern Yemen.
According to the official Yemeni news agency Saba, the landmine, a remnant of Houthi activity, detonated beneath a bus in the "Huriqa" area of Dhu bab and Bab al-Mandab, killing the driver and injuring three passengers.
Local sources, cited by Saba, reported that the three injured were transported to the 2nd of December Hospital in Mukha for treatment. rights reports and international organizations have accused the Houthi group of transforming Yemen into "the largest minefield in the world" by planting over two million landmines.
Human rights organizations are calling on the Houthi group to provide maps of the landmines they have planted to organizations working in demining, and are urging them to reform the National Mine Action Committee.