14 November 2005, 22:10
Mines kill 700 Chechnya civilians in 10 years - UNICEF
Almost 700 civilians in Chechnya have been killed by landmines over the last 10 years. More than 3,000 people, including over 600 children, have been wounded, Karel de Roy, head of the UNICEF office in Moscow, said. In spite that the number of cases when landmines and unexploded ordnance are triggered has become fewer, according to him, it is still very high as compared with other regions around the world, Radio Liberty reports.
