§ Angus Robertson:To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many (a)casualties and (b)injuries in Bosnia were directly attributable to (i) mines, (ii) de-mining activities and (iii) cluster bomb submunition in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. [131793]
Mr. Gareth Thomas:According to "Landmine Monitor" the casualties recorded in the following table were landmine/UXO casualties in Bosnia and Herzegovina. DFID does not have figures for victims of cluster munitions nor can we disaggregate mine victims from victims of demining accidents.
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Number of casualties 1997 290 1998 149 1999 95 2000 100 2001 87 1 January 2002 to 30 June 2003 72 Source:
International Committee of the Red Cross