Mine explosion in Mehran County leaves 2 dead
Today, Thursday, February 20, 2020, two military personnel lost their lives in the border areas of Mehran County, Ilam Province, due to a mine explosion left over from the Iran-Iraq war.
According to HRANA news agency, citing Mehr, today, Thursday, February 20, 2020, two military officers lost their lives in a landmine explosion in Mehran County while searching for missing persons from the Iran-Iraq War.
The incident occurred in the Kalekhandi operational area of Mehran County.
The report did not mention the identities of the two deceased soldiers.
Mines left over from the war cause the deaths and injuries of a number of compatriots in border areas every year.
Approximately 42,000 square kilometers of Iranian territory is contaminated with unexploded mines left over from the Iran-Iraq war.
The Iranian government also continues to produce and plant anti-personnel mines, and contrary to international conventions, it believes that using these mines is the only effective way to secure the country's long borders.
Accordingly, parts of Iran's borders with Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq have been mined; during the conflicts in Kurdistan in the 1980s, many lands in this region were also mined.
Source: HRANA
