Global Landmine Casualties Have Fallen 25 Percent In The Past Year To A 15-Year Low

A member of the Afghan National Police (L) holds a tray of land mines while speaking to members of the U.S. Army's 52nd Ordinance Group, 63rd Ordinance Battalion, 766 Explosive Ordinance Disposal company near Combat Outpost Hutal in Maiwand District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, January 21, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Andrew Burton/Files

Landmine Casualties Fell By 25 Percent Over Last Year To 15-Year Low -- Reuters

(Reuters) - Fewer people were killed or wounded by landmines over the past year than at any time since record-keeping began in 1999, and production of the weapons has almost stopped, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines said in a new report on Wednesday.

The drop in casualties caused by landmines, victim-activated explosive devices and unexploded weapons left behind after war came despite the spread of conflicts in the Middle East, Africa and Eastern Europe over the past year.

The Nobel-prize-winning group said in its annual Landmines Monitor that 3,308 people were killed or wounded by mines and other explosive war debris over the past year, nearly a quarter less than the 4,325 in the previous year.

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