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'Al-Hayat': Houthis Using Children In War With Saudi Arabia

The Al-Hayat daily reports that in the ongoing clashes on the Saudi-Yemen border between Saudi security forces and Houthi rebels, the Houthis are using children on booby-trapped donkeys in order to infiltrate into Saudi Arabia.

An official from the Saudi National Children's Commission stated that using children as human shields violates international charters banning involving children in armed struggles.

Source: Al-Hayat, Saudi Arabia/London, November 10 and 18, 2009

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