A young Laotian member of UXO Lao methodically runs his metal detector over a plot marked out for clearance.
VIENTIANE (Xinhua): The Lao National Unexploded Ordnance Program (UXO Lao) has cleared unexploded ordnance from more than 1,000 hectares of land in the past six months, with 22, 250 items removed.
According to a report from UXO Lao, from January to June a total of 22, 250 devices were removed from 1,440 hectares of land, of which 16, 518 were cluster munitions.
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