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Nineteen civilians have been killed in Yemen during a recently renewed two-month truce, mostly by landmines or improvised explosive devices or unexploded ordnance, the UN said on Friday. The toll recorded between April 2 and June 1 “underscores the threat these devices pose to civilians, often over long periods of time, causing death or serious injury”, said the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. “Children are especially at risk,” UNHCR spokesperson Liz Throssell said in a statement, adding that “three children were reported to have been killed and another 12 injured in this manner”. The t…