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[Published: Tuesday August 10 2010]

ICRC concerned over dangers posed by unexploded munitions

Geneva, 10 Aug-(ANA)-The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has warned of the risk posed by explosive remnants of war and the additional danger caused when they are moved by flood waters.

In a statement following the injury sustained by three young children when a homemade bomb detonated in the Dera Ismail Khan area of flood stricken Pakistan, ICRC said the device was apparently dislodged from its original position by floodwaters before the children came in contact with it.

Several parts of Pakistan  have recently been rocked by armed violence. The use of booby traps and makeshift bombs, and the presence in some areas of mines and unexploded ordnance, remain a real threat..

"All persons living in areas affected by fighting – or in adjacent areas subject to recent flooding – should be aware of the risk posed by explosive remnants of war," said Luiza Khazhgerieva, an International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) mine-risk education specialist. "Areas that may once have been considered free of weapons can easily be re-contaminated when mines and unexploded ordnance are carried into them by floodwaters." (ANA)

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