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| 3 tons of munitions destroyed in Bazian |
| 2021-02-12 |
| SULAIMANI — The General Directorate of Mine Action in Sulaimani said on Thursday (February 11) that it conducted a controlled explosion to dispose of three tons of mines and ammunition in Bazian sub-district. Mine removal teams have been dismantling and removing mines in the area for more than six days, the directorate said in a statement. It said that the amount of unexploded ordnance found in the sub-district included 242,000 pieces of ammunition and eleven mines and planted bombs. On February 1, a mine disposal technician was wounded when a VS50-type mine exploded during the process of mine clearance in Sharbazher. (NRT Digital Media) |
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