JEDDAH: Teams from the Masam Project for Landmine Clearance in Yemen, working in cooperation with the Mukalla branch of the Executive Mine Action Center, on Wednesday destroyed 1,354 land mines and explosive remnants of war in Hadramout governorate.
The total included 63 82 millimeter mortar shells, 14 anti-personnel mines, 14 anti-vehicle mines, 123 rounds of 23 mm artillery ammunition, 37 rounds of 37 mm artillery ammunition, 16 hand grenades, 636 rounds of 12.7 mm ammunition and 356 artillery shell fuzes.
The operation was the eighth of its kind in Hadramout since mid-January, in which time Masam teams have destroyed 15,463 landmines, improvised explosive devices and unexploded ordnance.
