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Nepal government says land mines cleared
Jun 6, 2011, 6:44 GMT
Kathmandu - Nepal's government said Monday that it has cleared all land mines planted by the army during the Maoist insurgency.
Clearing the land mines was one of the commitments in the peace deal signed in 2006.
Army spokesman Ramindra Chhetri said 10,941 land mines from 53 different locations were removed, while 1,078 bombs were cleared with the help of United National Mine Action Team.
The army began clearing the mines in October 2007.
According to the peace deal, the mines should have been cleared within 60 days of signing it.
The Maoists said they did not lay any mines during the conflict.
The rebels waged a decade-long insurgency that claimed more than 16,700 lives.
The Maoists, now the biggest party in the parliament, joined mainstream politics through the 2008 Constituent Assembly election.
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