An international treaty banning anti-personnel mines will be signed in Canada next month but "the problem has not gone away", according to the Irish Red Cross Society. The society's Christmas appeal, launched yesterday, is to assist those who have lost limbs in landmine explosions.
Red Cross warns on landmines
An international treaty banning anti-personnel mines will be signed in Canada next month but "the problem has not gone away", …
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