JEDDAH: A task team of Saudi Arabia’s Masam project destroyed 6,009 pieces of unexploded ordnance and war remnants in the Bab Al-Mandab area of Taiz governorate on Wednesday.
According to Masam, the destroyed items included 109 artillery shells, 3,012 fuses, 2,769 rounds of ammunition, 29 anti-personnel mines, 53 anti-tank mines, seven hand grenades, eight rockets, 10 improvised explosive devices and 12 projectile components.
Team member Yasser Al-Mazloumi said in a statement that the explosives had been collected by project teams operating in districts along Yemen’s western coast in Taiz and Hodeidah governorates, as well as in Al-Dhale governorate.
Al-Mazloumi said the destroyed materials had posed a direct threat to local communities. “The safe disposal of these remnants is a necessary step to protect lives and enhance security in liberated areas,” he said.
He warned that incidents involving unexploded ordnance continue to occur, citing a recent explosion in the Al-Raibi area of Al-Dhale governorate that affected 13 children, with several killed.
Al-Mazloumi urged residents not to approach suspicious objects or war remnants and called on them to immediately report such findings to Masam teams or the authorities.
The operation is a part of Masam’s ongoing efforts to remove mines and unexploded ordnance, reduce risks to civilians and help create safer conditions for the return of normal life in liberated areas.
