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Landmines Along Peru-Ecuador Border Have Killed 21

HeadlineOct 17, 1997

Landmines along the border between Peru and Ecuador have killed 21 people and wounded 39 since the two countries fought a brief border war at the start of 1995. Some 100,000 mines have been planted along the disputed border, and the devices have been responsible for the deaths of 11 Peruvians, 10 Ecuadorians and others.

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