MARIB – At least five foreign mercenaries of mine clearance experts were killed in an explosion in Yemen’s eastern Marib city on Sunday, pro-Saudi media reported.

A number of mines exploded inside the Saudi Project for Landmine Clearance MASAM in the city, according to sources loyal to Saudi-led colaition

“The landmines were gathered by the experts to be disposed, but they exploded,”the sources added.

The sources said Deputy Programme Manager at Masam Johan ‘H’ den Haan, a Briton of South African origin, was among those killed in the explosion.

The other dead mercenaries experts were from Colombia and African countries, the source said, without giving further details.

There was no comment from the the exiled Hadi government or the Saudi-led coalition on the explosion.