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A blast in Yemen kills 5 children who were playing soccer

AL-HASHMAH SUBDISTRICT, TAIZ PROVINCE, YEMEN, JUL 12 – The explosive device caused five child deaths and injured three others amid ongoing conflict between Iran-backed Houthi forces and Islah party militias, local rights groups reported.

  • On Friday night, five children died after an explosive device detonated in Al-Hashmah, Taiz province, Yemen, according to rights groups and witnesses.
  • Ongoing conflict in Taiz, with Houthis battling Islah militias, led to the blast, which rights groups attribute to shelling by those militias.
  • Eyewitnesses reported five children playing football were killed by shrapnel from an explosive device, with three others injured, according to local witnesses and hospital sources.
  • Yemen Center for Human Rights condemned the blast with graphic photos, while UNICEF acknowledged reports but cannot verify details.
  • UN-Brokered peace talks have failed to break the deadlock, and the 2022 ceasefire remains largely frozen, prolonging civilian suffering in Yemen's ongoing conflict.
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Five children killed in blast while playing football

Five children playing soccer in Taiz province were killed after an explosive detonated in the area, eyewitnesses say.

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Associated Press News broke the news in United States on Saturday, July 12, 2025.
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