Mines still claim legs and lives in Libya's Benghazi, months after war ceased
Mines planted during more than three years of war in Benghazi are taking a high toll on under-equipped deminers and residents trying to return to districts where protracted battles took place
By Ayman al-Warfalli
BENGHAZI, Libya, Jan 21 (Reuters) - As military deminers warily picked their way through streets wrecked by war in Benghazi, a loud blast rang out - a familiar sound in the Libyan city, areas of which are riddled with deadly explosives and booby traps.
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