A man in Erbil province’s Bradost area lost a leg on Wednesday after a mine exploded on him as he was collecting plants, an official from the mine agency has confirmed to Rudaw.
Rabar Anwar, the head of media at Erbil Mine Action Center, told Rudaw on Wednesday that a mine exploded on the 30-year-old Sami Jawhar in the Bradost area, causing him to lose a leg.
The Iraqi Kurdistan Mine Action Agency (IKMAA) has recorded a total of 13,505 mine explosion incidents in the Kurdistan Region over recent decades, killing and injuring a number of people.
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Source: Rudaw News