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Mines, disguised bombs threaten civilians fleeing Yemen’s front lines, says HALO

LONDON: Explosive devices hidden beneath soil, tucked inside roadside bags or disguised as rocks, bricks and thermos flasks pose a growing threat to civilians fleeing intensifying fighting in Yemen, the HALO Trust warned on Monday. Shifting front lines are forcing people onto unfamiliar routes as reports of new minelaying and unexploded ordnance along key roads threaten civilian movement and humanitarian access, the mine clearance organization said in a statement received by Arab News. More than