ADEN, Yemen, July 30 (Xinhua) -- At least three people were killed on Friday in an explosion of a landmine laid previously by the Houthi rebels in the country's southern province of Lahj, a government official told Xinhua.
The landmine struck three people riding motorcycles in the Qubaita village of Lahj. The explosion destroyed the motorcycles and killed all the three while they were returning from Friday prayers at nearby mosque, the local government source said on condition of anonymity.
The pro-government bomb disposal technicians have dismantled and destroyed thousands of mines and explosive devices during the past years in the war-ravaged country.
Previous reports of humanitarian organizations suggested that Yemen has become one of the largest landmine battlefields in the world since the World War II.
Yemen has been mired in a civil war since late 2014 when the Iran-backed Houthi militia seized control of several northern Yemeni provinces and forced the internationally-recognized government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi out of the capital Sanaa.
The Saudi-led Arab coalition intervened in the Yemeni conflict in March 2015 to support Hadi's government. Enditem
