DRVAR, July 31 (Hina) - Spokesman for SFOR's multinational division Sector Southwest, Michael Wright, told Thursday's news conference in Drvar (western Bosnia-Herzegovina) about the mine-clearing process, stressing that in the period
between 21 to 25 July this year, 11 anti-tank mines and 150 anti-personnel mines had been removed.
DRVAR, July 31 (Hina) - Spokesman for SFOR's multinational division
Sector Southwest, Michael Wright, told Thursday's news conference in
Drvar (western Bosnia-Herzegovina) about the mine-clearing process,
stressing that in the period between 21 to 25 July this year, 11 anti-tank
mines and 150 anti-personnel mines had been removed. #L#
Croatian Defence Council troops removed 11 anti-tank mines and 50
anti-personnel mines.
Wright could not say precisely which areas had been cleared of
mines.
After the news conference in Drvar, reporters had visited the Bastasi
village in the Drvar municipality, accompanied by SFOR troops, into which
13 Serb families had returned.
According to one of the returnees, the Drvar municipal authorities
were correct, stressing that there had been no incidents so far.
She said humanitarian organisations were providing them with help,
especially Caritas.
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