A child was injured by the explosion of a camouflaged explosive device left behind by the terrorist Houthi militia affiliated with Iran, in Hajjah Governorate.

The Yemeni Mine Observatory explained that the child, Adel Kadish, suffered various injuries, including the amputation of his left hand, due to the explosion of an explosive device camouflaged in the form of a toy planted by the Houthi militia.

The Observatory explained, in a post on its Facebook page today, that the child found the camouflaged device while herding sheep in Abs District, Hajjah Governorate.

The terrorist Houthi militia, affiliated with Iran, planted hundreds of thousands of mines on roads, farms and citizens’ homes in several governorates.

The explosion of some of these mines led to the death and injury of large numbers of civilians, the majority of whom were women and children