Thursday, January 27, 2011

Casualties from mines rise 17 per cent in Cambodia

Jan 26, 2011
DPA


Phnom Penh - Official figures showed 286 people were killed or injured by landmines and unexploded ordnance in Cambodia last year, an increase of 17 per cent over 2009.

The report from the Cambodian Mine/Explosive Remnants of War Victim Information Service said 71 people died and 215 were injured.

Chhiv Lim, a project officer for the government agency, said Wednesday that although casualty numbers had increased, the number of incidents was stable with 150 recorded in each year.
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