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Saudi-led coalition starts removing mines on Saudi-Yemeni borders

Xinhua, March 15, 2016 Adjust font size:

Saudi-led coalition has started removing mines planted by Houthi militias on Saudi-Yemeni borders, Al Hadath local news reported on Tuesday.

Mine experts have arrived at three Yemeni border cities to remove the planted mines, the report said.

Meanwhile, the Arab coalition spokesperson Ahmed Al Asiri said the state of calmness and removal of mines are being carried out through the mediation of heads of Yemeni tribes.

Saudi Arabia welcomed last week the "calm" in Saudi-Yemeni border to reach political solution under the United Nations.

The coalition, which has been engaged in a war in Yemen for almost a year, attributes the state of calmness to the mediation of tribal and social personalities to give the chance for the entry of medical and humanitarian aids to the nearby Yemeni villages. Endit