SARAJEVO, June 27 (Hina) - Another three persons were killed this week by mines planted in Bosnia-Herzegovina during last decade's war, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees spokeswoman Barbara Smith told reporters in Sarajevo
on Tuesday. According to UNHCR data, two employees in the Banja Luka regional mine-action centre were killed near Teslic in central BH on Monday afternoon. A shepherd was killed by a mine near Bihac. The number of people killed by mines in BH since 1996 has thus exceeded 300. According to data of BH's Mine Action Centre, 177 persons were killed in mine blasts in BH's Croat-Muslim federation since January 1996, and 126 in the Serb entity. More than 670 persons were seriously and another 260 lightly injured in mine explosions throughout BH in the same period of time. Most mine-fields are located along former military demarcation lines. There is often no docu
SARAJEVO, June 27 (Hina) - Another three persons were killed this
week by mines planted in Bosnia-Herzegovina during last decade's
war, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees spokeswoman
Barbara Smith told reporters in Sarajevo on Tuesday.
According to UNHCR data, two employees in the Banja Luka regional
mine-action centre were killed near Teslic in central BH on Monday
afternoon. A shepherd was killed by a mine near Bihac.
The number of people killed by mines in BH since 1996 has thus
exceeded 300.
According to data of BH's Mine Action Centre, 177 persons were
killed in mine blasts in BH's Croat-Muslim federation since January
1996, and 126 in the Serb entity. More than 670 persons were
seriously and another 260 lightly injured in mine explosions
throughout BH in the same period of time.
Most mine-fields are located along former military demarcation
lines. There is often no documentation on these mine-fields, and
they represent a huge danger for refugees willing to return to pre-
war homes.
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