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Yemen land mine explosion kills three kids near Red Sea port

Fighting is continuing in Yemen, despite Saudi, Iranian and US calls for a cease-fire.
Hodeida land mine

Three children died as a result of a land mine explosion near Yemen’s Red Sea port city Hodeida on Thursday. 

The mine exploded in the Houthi rebel-controlled al-Marawiah district east of Hodeida. There has been fighting between the government and the rebels in the area recently. Three other children and their mother were also injured by the blast, The Associated Press reported Friday. 

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