PHNOM PENH, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Cambodian Mine Action Center (CMAC) has set a target date of 2012 for the elimination or dramatic reduction in casualties from land mines in the country, national media said on Monday.
"We expect by 2012, there will be almost no one injured from land mines," Khem Sophoan, CMAC director general, was quoted by English-language daily newspaper the Phnom Penh Post as saying.
Between January and November this year, 244 people were injured or killed by mines, down from 317 in 2007, he said, adding that this number might drop to 50 to 60 in 2010.
Years of war have left numerous mines and unexploded ordinances in Cambodia, especially at the border area near Thailand and Vietnam.
| Editor: Yang Lina |
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