October 29, 2003 - 22:50 AMT
8 BLOWN UP ON MINES IN NAGORNO KARABAKH THIS YEAR
Within the 9 months of this year 8 cases of being blown up on mines and ammunition with lethal outcome were registered in the territory of Nagorno Karabakh. As reported by "Arminfo" agency, during the years of war against the Azeri military over 15 hectares of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic (NKR) territory were mined. "The HALO Trust" British non-governmental organization, which works there since 2000, much contributes to the Karabakh party in discovery and neutralization of mines. According to the estimates of British sappers, some 10 thousand units of unexploded ammunition remain in the territory of NKR.