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rayesterday at 4:54 AM2 repliesview on HN

I stayed near Dubrovnik in the summer of 2005. There was a wildfire burning on on the hills behind us.

The fire traversed the hillside, and every hour or two a landmine would explode.

This was ten years after the war.


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segmondyyesterday at 7:34 AM

10 years is a long time, but 10 years after a war is not a long time. Damages to building still remains, mines and plenty of unexploded ordinances will remain, and psychological scars are still very strong.

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krater23yesterday at 12:48 PM

Sounds like the cheapest way to remove mines from land.

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