almotamar.net - A source at the ministry of defence denied Wednesday that the ministry has planted mines in some parts of Saada governorate as some newspapers and electronic sites have reported. He ridiculed those clams of he said they were groundless. He made it clear that the terrorist elements are the ones planting mines and have been destabilizing security and stability and halted development in the governorate and its districts.

The defence ministry also warned terrorist elements from being reckless to plant mines on roads and areas of grazing where they would cause future disaster to innocent inhabitants of the governorate.

The source added that the ministry of defence and also the ministry of interior have destroyed all their mines and bought large quantities of landmines sold in markets and destroyed them completely under overseeing of UN delegates and the national programme for demining out of its keenness on life of citizens from those weapons.