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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Neil Pooran

Expert warns of ‘massive’ risk from unexploded ordnance in Syria

A rebel offensive toppled Bashar Assad’s government at the weekend (Leo Correa/AP) - (AP)

The extent of unexploded ordnance littering Syria will be “massive” and poses a particular threat to children returning to the country, a landmine-clearing leader has warned.

Since the fall of the Assad regime last weekend, the Halo Trust has seen a tenfold increase in emergency calls from Syrians worried about landmines and other dormant bombs.

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