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371 people fall victims to mine and unexploded ordnances in Azerbaijan over the past 10 years

371 people fall victims to mine and unexploded ordnances in Azerbaijan over the past 10 years
# 15 July 2009 11:00 (UTC +04:00)
84 of them were killed and 287 wounded, chairman of the Azerbaijan Anti-Mine Campaign Public Union Hafiz Safikhanov said at a press conference on Wednesday, APA reports. He said 324 mine victims are the men at age from 18 to 39. There are six women, 42 children, 171 military servicemen and 200 civilians among the mine victims. Totally the number of mine victims in Azerbaijan is nearly 3000, including 300 children.

Safikhanov said 15 people hit a mine in 10 incidents over the first six months of 2009. Two soldiers were killed and 13 civilians wounded in mine explosions. The incidents took place in Bilajari District of Baku, in the regions of Fuzuli, Aghdam, Aghstafa, Goygol and Khojavand.


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