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Over 650 unexploded ammunition neutralized in October

7 November 2012 13:11 (UTC+04:00)
Over 650 unexploded ammunition neutralized in October

Over 3.4 million square meters of Azerbaijani territory was cleared of mines and unexploded ammunition in October, the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) told Trend news agency on Wednesday.

As a result of operations 652 unexploded ammunition, 6 antitank mines and 3 antipersonnel mines were found and neutralized.

484 experts and 118 assistants, as well as the six mechanical demining machines and 36 mine-detection dogs participated in the operations.

The agency has cleared so far over 207.194 million square meters of land, found and neutralized 674,759 mines and unexploded ammunition.

ANAMA operates in Agdam, Agstafa, Agjabadi, Fuzuli, Terter, Goygol, Gadabay, Shamkir, Goranboy, Guzdek settlement in the Garadag district of Baku and the territory of mud volcanoes Gildag in Absheron region.

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