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Yemen: Saudi MASAM Clears 2,963 Houthi Mines in March

The MASAM project removed over 500 Houthi mines in Yemen during the first week of February. (SPA)
The MASAM project removed over 500 Houthi mines in Yemen during the first week of February. (SPA)
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Yemen: Saudi MASAM Clears 2,963 Houthi Mines in March

The MASAM project removed over 500 Houthi mines in Yemen during the first week of February. (SPA)
The MASAM project removed over 500 Houthi mines in Yemen during the first week of February. (SPA)

King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center's project for clearing mines in Yemen, Masam, demined 2,963 mines during the first week of March 2020.

The cleared mines include 310 anti-tank, 14 anti-personnel mines, 2,637 unexploded ordnance, and two explosive devices.

Since the start of the MASAM project, 148,427 landmines planted by the Iranian-backed Houthi militias in Yemen have been removed.

Houthis attempt to hide mines in various forms, colors, and methods, resulting in the death of a large number of children, women and the elderly as well as serious injuries and amputation of organs.

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Gunman Shot Dead, 3 Police Injured in Shooting near Israeli Embassy in Jordan

Image of the Israeli embassy building in Amman. (Archive)
Image of the Israeli embassy building in Amman. (Archive)
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Gunman Shot Dead, 3 Police Injured in Shooting near Israeli Embassy in Jordan

Image of the Israeli embassy building in Amman. (Archive)
Image of the Israeli embassy building in Amman. (Archive)

A gunman was dead and three policemen injured after a shooting near the Israeli embassy in neighboring Jordan, a security source and state media said on Sunday.
Police shot a gunman who had fired at a police patrol in the Rabiah neighborhood of Amman, state news agency Petra reported, citing public security, adding investigations were ongoing.
Jordan's government communications minister, Mohamed Momani, described the shooting as a terror attack that targeted public security forces in the country. He said in a statement that investigations into the attack were under way.
Jordanian police had earlier cordoned off an area near the heavily policed embassy after gunshots were heard, witnesses said. Two witnesses said police and ambulances rushed to the Rabiah neighborhood, where the embassy is located.
The area is a flashpoint for frequent demonstrations against Israel. The kingdom has witnessed some of the biggest peaceful rallies across the region as anti-Israel sentiment runs high over the war in Gaza.
Police had called on residents to stay in their homes as security personnel searched for the culprits, a security source said.