ADEN, Yemen, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Pro-government Yemeni explosive experts on Monday managed to dismantle scores of landmines laid previously by the Houthi rebels in the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, a military official told Xinhua.
"A team of explosive experts headed to the southern neighborhood of Mandhar in Hodeidah and defused scores of landmines after receiving calls from the citizens," the local military official said on condition of anonymity.
He said that around 55 landmines were defused from a number of farms and roads in the southern parts of Hodeidah.
Fighters of the Houthi group had previously planted thousands of landmines and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) before their withdrawal from different areas located along the country's western coast, according to Yemeni government officials.
The landmines and IEDs continue to pose a threat to the civilians despite the ongoing efforts exerted by the experts of the mine-clearing projects in Yemen.
Previous reports by humanitarian organizations said that Yemen has become one of the largest landmine battlefields in the world since World War II.
