Sirte landmine kills two but normalisation process continues apace
Meanwhile, despite the dangers, the rebuilding of Sirte continues as former residents move back home. Sirte University is due to reopen this month and today the EU pledged to continue supporting the rebuilding of the institution. The education faculty is undergoing extensive renovation according to a senior academic. Even basics such as plumbing and electricity…
At least 20 people killed by land mine in Somalia
“The number of people who died in the blast reached 20 – including women and children – and several others were wounded,” Ibrahim Adam Najah, governor of Lower Shebelle, told local media. Police official Ibrahim Isack told AFP news agency “the minibus was transporting 21 people when it ran over the land mine and most…
landmine killed
In iranian Kurdistan, in Baneh, Esmael Azizian, a local 30 years old has been seriously injured by a mine dated back to the war with Iraq. In Cambodia, in the province of di Kampong Cham, Yorn Meng e Khlouk Chhviet, the first one 16 years old, the second one 11, find a granade B-40. The…
Iraq-Siria, 50 anni di sminamento
06/04/2017 Iraq-Siria A ‘ballpark figure’ to clear such areas could cost between $170 million to $180 million dollars a yearThe United Nations on Wednesday said it is predicted to take about 40 to 50 years to completely clear mines and other explosive devices from war ravaged Iraq and Syria, reported the Associated Press. L’Associated Press,…
Jonkong, Yahya and Omar
Gambia, land of Foni Jarrol, Location Wassadou: Jonkong Sanneh and his children, Yahya e Omar are gathering some wood sticks. It is morning, 8.30 am. Jonkong, Yahya and Omar keep on gathering shrubs when one of them presses a mine that explodes, throwing splinters towards them. The explosion generates flames that wrap their bodies, devastated…
Part of Cape Poge Bay will stay closed to fishing, while old munitions are removed
01/04/2017 Stati Uniti, Massachusetts, Cape Poge Bay Cape Poge Bay was used as a test bombing site during World War II. Unexploded munitions present a public health and safety concern. By closing this area to fish and conch pot fishing, the Army Corps of Engineers will be able to continue work to identify and remove…
Donec’k, esplode residuato bellico, due vittime
31/03/2017 Ucraina, Donec’k Due uomini trovano una granata inesplosa, decidono di rientrare nell’abitazione di uno dei due. La granata esplode il padrone di casa muore, l’amico subisce ustioni e profonde lacerazioni prodotte dalle schegge, è soccorso, ma giunge in ospedale privo di vita. Foto-Fonte: kraina-info.com В Донецькій області в приватному житловому будинку вибухнула граната, внаслідок…
Riyadh, esplode residuato bellico, due le vittime
30/03/2017 Mauritania, Nouakchott, Riyadh Due residenti, trovano fuori città un residuato bellico, la fonte non specifica età o sesso dei protagonisti, tuttavia le due persone raccolgono l’ordigno che esplodendo uccide una persona e ferisce gravemente la seconda. Fonte: fr.ami.mr Selon un communiqué du ministère de la défense nationale parvenu à l’AMI lundi soir deux citoyens…
La storia insegna ma non ha scolari (A. G.)
28/03/2017 Olanda, Brabante Settentrionale, Son en Breugel Market Garden un nome in codice utilizzato nel 1944 dal Comando Alleato per indicare un operazione militare in Olanda che coinvolge città come Arnhem, Eindhoven, Best, quindi anche la città di Son. In questi giorni la notizia di un ragazzino (Georgie), dalla foto quasi adolescente che per mezzo di…
Laugh and play, play and laugh
In Albania at Tirana In the territory of Yrshek, two children do not realize that they are actually playing in a former military area, they wander in abandoned streets, in old places. Suddenly the two of them note an object, it is a bomb but they do not know it. They start throwing stones to…
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