Burma Among World?s Worst in Landmine Victims

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"RANGOON — The Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor has revealed that over 400 civilians had been killed and another 3,300 injured by landmines over the past 17 years, adding that these figures likely underestimate the true extent of damage and lives lost. Yeshua Moser-Puangsuwa, a research coordinator and editor at the monitor, said that most of the victims were uncompensated ordinary citizens, injured or killed by anti-personnel landmines produced by the government and rebel groups. He said that soldiers had not been accounted for in the death toll. ?We estimate that since 1997, most of the people included in the figures are civilians. But we don?t have any idea as to the exact number of dead or a potential maximum estimate,” Moser-Puangsuwa said..."

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Moe Myint

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"The Irrawaddy"

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2015-11-25

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2015-11-26

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English

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