Three separate land mines were detonated in Marivon, injuring three people. The Kordpress website reports that Faeq Ahmadzadeh of Sardoosh ran into a land mine while herding his livestock. 52-year-old Jamal Karimi fell victim to a land mine explosion near a military garrison, and Omar Dehghani was injured by a land mine while he […]
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Iranian official criticized for silence on land mines
The Cultural Heritage News Agency has criticized Massoud Soltanifar, the head of the Cultural Heritage Organization, for failing to address the death of a traveller in Shahdad Dessert last month due to a land mine explosion. The report laments the fact that Soltanifar failed to mention the incident at his press conference and, “without […]
Qasr-e Shirin tallies casualties, damage from landmine explosions
Officials in the western Iranian city of Qasr-e Shirin report that it has been the site of 84 landmine explosions in the past two years. IRNA reports that in a meeting to review landmine-clearing efforts in the affected areas, the Qasr-e Shirin governor’s office reported that in the past two years, 10 people have […]