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Mine kills boy

    NAIROBI
    A 10 year-old boy was killed and a second received facial injuries and lost his right hand in a land-mine accident in southern Eritrea. The United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) said that the accident was reported by Medicins Sans Frontieres-France (MSF) as having occurred in the village of Giasha, near Emberssera, about 10 km northeast of Senafe town. The UN mission is carrying out de-mining of conflict-affected areas in both countries, but has appealed to both parties to provide full land-mine information.

    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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