UN: 343 Civilians Killed or Injured as a Result of Landmines
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(Al Mayadeen) The United Nations reported that there were 343 civilians killed or injured as a result of landmine and unexploded ordnances during the six-month UN-backed ceasefire.
The UN-brokered ceasefire began on April 2 and ended on October 2.
In a post on Twitter, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned that landmines and unexploded ordnance detonations inflict heavy losses on civilians in Yemen.