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ANAMA disarms 173 UXOs, 11 antitank mines in September

07 October 2016 11:25 (UTC +04:00)

Baku – APA. In September 2016, Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) inspected 2,670,572 sq m area, disarming 173 unexploded ordinances (UXO) and 11 antitank mines, ANAMA’s press service told APA.

498 operational staff and 124 administrative staff, 6 mine clearing vehicles and 34 mine-detection dogs were involved in the operations.

388,380,893 sq m area has been cleared of mines and UXOs by ANAMA up to now. 752,243 mines and UXOs have been disarmed.

The agency is carrying out mine clearing operations in Absheron, Aghdam, Aghjabedi, Aghstafa, Fuzuli, Ganja, Gazakh, Lankaran, Terter, Sumgayit, as well as in Guzdek settlement of Garadagh district.

Mine/UXO incidents were not recorded in September 2016.