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| Old unexploded bombs (File Photo) |
VIENTIANE, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Six people have died while 41 others injured in unexploded ordnance (UXO) accidents so far in 2016, according to information released Tuesday in Lao capital Vientiane.
The number of UXO victims recorded so far this year is higher than last year as 47 victims and 24 accidents were reported in the first nine months of 2016. The majority of the victims were children, the UXO Sector Forum was told.
In the first nine months of 2016, a total of 3,225 hectares of land were cleared from UXO, including 2,214 hectares of agricultural land and over 1,000 hectares of land set for development, reported Lao News Agency on Tuesday.
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