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NEARLY 176,000 anti-personnel mines buried by the LTTE had so far been detected and removed between 2002 and March 31, 2009, Senior Advisor to the Nation Building Ministry M. S. Jayasinghe said.
Several international groups along with the Sri Lanka Army were engaged in the demining but most of the mines were removed by the Sri Lanka Army, he said.
In the Eastern Province about 98 per cent of mines have been removed and demining groups are now concentrating on the Thoppigala area.
Between 2002 and 2009, 455 civilians were either seriously injured, or killed due to these anti personnel mines, statistics reveal. (Courtesy: The Island)
