Mine event in Sirte, Sirte area, Libya on Sat 28th April 2018

28th April 2018

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Sirte demining team was able to dismantle a number of shells in the western suburb of the city near the seashore. The spokesman of the demining team, Salem al-Amil, said in a press statement that they had received a report through the Libyan Red Crescent that a number of sheep were killed as a result of a land mine explosion. He added that the demining team and the Libyan Red Crescent team then inspected the area and conducted a survey and found a number of shells ready for detonation and were able to defuse them.

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