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Ordnance demolition begins

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    A two-day ordnance demolition exercise began on Tuesday east of Freetown, a spokesman for the UN Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) told IRIN. “We hope by the end of the day 13 cluster bombs and one mortar bomb will have been detonated in place,” Philip Winslow, UNAMSIL’s Chief Information Officer, said.

    The ordnance is being destroyed near Sumbuya, some 20 km southwest of Masiaka. On Wednesday the team travels to an area near Masiaka to detonate a few dozen unexploded rocket-propelled grenades and mortar bombs, Winslow said.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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