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exploded on 2 August 2016, when a demining engineer stepped on a German-made PPM2
anti-personnel landmine covered with carbon. The victim lost his leg.263
Al-Lohoum area in Dar Sa’ad - Aden
204. The al-Lohoum area had been under the control of Houthi-Saleh fighters during the
period of March – July 2015. They left landmines behind as they withdrew. On 6 August
2015, three displaced civilians were killed and another was injured due to an anti-vehicle
landmine explosion in the al-Lohoum area in Dar Sa’ad district.264. The victims were in a
car heading towards the village, as they were going to check on their houses. Upon arriving
at the village entrance, the right rear wheel of the vehicle hit an anti-vehicle landmine.
Inside New City, part of Hay al-Saeed Group, al-Khadraa City - Aden
205. On 22 August 2015, at 3:30pm, an anti-vehicle landmine killed six men and caused
severe burns to another man. The incident happened when a mini-van carrying workers of
the Hay al-Saeed Group ran over an anti-vehicle landmine.265
Karash, Qubaitah district - Lahij Governorate
206. As the Houthi-Saleh fighters withdrew from the Jabal al-Mashraqi area, they planted
landmines and IEDs in different parts of Karash, Qubaitah district. 266 Many of the residents
of Karash became displaced as they left the area seeking safety. In one case, on 24
September 2015 in the village of Jabal al-Mashraqi, Karash neighbourhood, Qubaitah
district, Lahij, a 13-year old child stepped on an anti-personnel landmine near his home
when he was returning from his prayers. The explosion led to the loss of his right leg. After
the incident, the family was displaced to the area of al-Mqaytir, Taban district.
207. The risks posed by landmines have continued. For example, on 12 February 2018, in
the area of Huwaimi also in the Karash neighbourhood,267 a 21-year old man stepped on a
mine that subsequently led to the amputation of his left leg. Before the incident, he was
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