Houthi landmine explosion wounds three farmers‏

An explosion of a landmine, planted by the Houthi rebels in the country's Red Sea port city of Hodeidah on Saturday injured three farmers , a government official said.

"The Houthi landmine exploded in an agricultural area in Tuhyata district of Hodeidah, partially destroying a tractor and injuring three farmers," the government source said on condition of anonymity.

He said the explosion occurred when the farmers were preparing the soil for cultivating crops.

The Yemeni government source blamed the Houthi rebels for planting landmines heavily in the agricultural areas and farms of Hodeidah during the fighting last year.

Because of the Houthi planted landmines, previous reports by humanitarian organizations said that Yemen has become one of the largest landmine battlefields in the world since World War II.