Saturday, March 24, 2012

5,000 anti-personnel mines seized in Kandahar

KANDAHAR CITY (PAN): Nearly 5,000 anti-personnel landmines were seized by border police in the Shorabak district of southern Kandahar province, an official said on Saturday.

The mines were received from two tractors in the Zali area of the district, the governor’s spokesman, Zalmai Ayubi, told Pajhwok Afghan News. The drivers were killed during a clash with police.

He said 200 firecrackers and 2,000 kilograms explosives were also seized from the vehicles.

from Pajhwok News

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