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Four boys killed in mine accident

    NAIROBI

    Four Eritrean teenage boys were killed in a mine accident near the town of Senafe last week, the UN Mission in Ethiopa and Eritrea (UNMEE) has announced.

    UNMEE spokesman Jean Victor Nkolo told a press briefing on Friday that three more boys were seriously injured in the accident, which occurred in a "marked minefield" on 22 January. He said the children had been given mine awareness training. An investigation into the incident is underway.

    "All possible means will be used to try to prevent a recurrence of this tragic accident," UNMEE said in a statement. It added that 69 people had so far been killed by mines in the Temporary Security Zone (TSZ) since the two countries ended their border war in 2000.

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