Mine

Mine event in Basra, Basra area, Iraq on Fri 18th February 2022

18th February 2022

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A local official who preferred to remain anonymous told Shafaq News agency that a truck loaded with soil was brought to the neighborhood where the four victims, who are workers, were standing, and as soon as they started working the mine blew up and killed them on the spot.

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Iraq (IRQ)

Basra ( Basra area )

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