SARAJEVO, Bosnia (January 5,2008) - 30 people fell victims to mines in Bosnia in 2007 – eight of them were killed. These are the data presented by the Bosnian Mine Action Centre (BHMAC).
Five civilians were killed and three members of mine disposal teams in 2007. 22 persons were injured, four of them members of mine disposal teams.
4.953 people fell victims to mines in Bosnia since 1992. From 1996, 1.607 victims of mines were registered.
According to the BHMAC, 1.806 square kilometres of land in Bosnia is suspected of being covered with mines. The number of locations reaches 13.077 with 220.000 mines and other unexploded ordinances.
Saturday, January 5, 2008
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