Accidental explosion kills Lankan mine worker in Jaffna
9 April 2013 7:24 AM IST
A local employee of an international de-mining outfit was killed in an accidental explosion in the north Sri Lankan town of Jaffna, police said on Monday.
The victim, a resident of the district of Kilinochchi working for the UK-based HALO Trust, was clearing mines in Muhamalai in Jaffna when the explosion took place.
Between 2002 and October 2012, HALO Sri Lanka had cleared over 650 hectares (1,607 acres) of minefields and systematic Battle Area Clearance of over 1,640 hectares (4,052 acres) whilst destroying over 143,000 landmines, 51,500 items of large calibre ammunition and 440,000 bullets.
HALO's de-mining teams work alongside Sri Lankan Army's de-mining teams in battle zones of the island's brutal three-decade long civil war that claimed nearly 100,000 lives.
The victim, a resident of the district of Kilinochchi working for the UK-based HALO Trust, was clearing mines in Muhamalai in Jaffna when the explosion took place.
Between 2002 and October 2012, HALO Sri Lanka had cleared over 650 hectares (1,607 acres) of minefields and systematic Battle Area Clearance of over 1,640 hectares (4,052 acres) whilst destroying over 143,000 landmines, 51,500 items of large calibre ammunition and 440,000 bullets.
HALO's de-mining teams work alongside Sri Lankan Army's de-mining teams in battle zones of the island's brutal three-decade long civil war that claimed nearly 100,000 lives.
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