10 accidents connected with the explosions of mines and ammunitions took place in the Nagorno-Karabagh Republic in 2006.
According to the information Mediamax received at the NKR Government's Commission on Mines, 14 people suffered as a result of the incidents, 2 people died.
Last year the NKR Rescue Service specialized subdivision and the British NGO HALO Trust Karabakh Office rendered harmless 5 166 antipersonnel and 1 847 anti-tank mines, while 14 635 ammunitions that had not exploded were destroyed.
In 2006 the territory of the total area of over 86, 6 millions square meters was cleared of mines and ammunitions in the regions of combat operations, over 24, 3 millions square meters were reconnoitered.
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