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Libyan de-miners scour former front lines
Mission to clear unexploded ordnance left from uprising and make swathes of the countryside safe again.
Last Modified: 20 Jan 2012 18:22

Months after the end of Libya's revolution, a new battle is under way to rid the former front lines of unexploded bombs.

Swathes of the countryside have been declared unsafe, and de-mining teams are struggling to clear the areas before unseen explosives cause deadly consequences.

Al Jazeera's Imran Khan reports from Dafnia, Libya
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