31/12/2021 Azerbaijan
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Some 139 mines and munitions were found and defused on Azerbaijan’s liberated territories from December 20 to December 25, the Mine Action Agency has reported on its official Twitter page. The agency found and defused two anti-personnel and 25 anti-tank mines, as well as 112 unexploded ordnances in Tartar, Aghdam, Fuzuli, Shusha, Gubadli, Jabrayil and Zangilan regions during the reported period. Overall, 97 hectares were cleared of mines and unexploded ordnance in this period. Meanwhile, the Emergencies Ministry special risk rescue service deputy chief, Maj-Genl Maharram Hasanov, stated that the most important issue now is the demining of Azerbaijan’s liberated lands and the return of citizens to their native lands. He made the remarks during the training “The role of media in educating the population about the mine threat”. Noting that the demining work on the liberated territories continues, Hasanov stated that huge areas were mined, therefore specially trained dogs have been involved in the demining process. He added that currently, 10 such dogs are involved in it. “Since January 2021, groups of pyrotechnics have been participating in demining in the Aghdam and Fuzuli directions. Our employees have international certificates in the field of mine clearance and participate in the process at a high level,” he said. Earlier it was reported that 10,456 anti-personnel and 4,683 anti-tank mines, as well as 12,659 unexploded ordnances, were found and defused on the abovementioned territories from November 10, 2020, to November 30, 2021.
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