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Since aid was frozen in late January, four unexploded ordnance accidents have been reported in Laos — leading to two deaths and five injuries across three provinces, according to local authorities.
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Anton L. Delgado, NBC News, 14 Feb. 2025
Several Navy units were involved in the operation, including explosive ordnance disposal specialists, engineers, divers and salvage experts.
—Kristina Davis, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2025
Entire neighborhoods had to be cleared of rubble and unexploded ordnance.
—Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
Between August 2021 and February 2025, Ronin uncovered 109 landmines and 15 other pieces of unexploded ordnance in a region close to Siem Reap in Cambodia, according to Guinness World Records.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
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Anton L. Delgado, NBC News, 14 Feb. 2025
Several Navy units were involved in the operation, including explosive ordnance disposal specialists, engineers, divers and salvage experts.
—Kristina Davis, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2025
Entire neighborhoods had to be cleared of rubble and unexploded ordnance.
—Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
Between August 2021 and February 2025, Ronin uncovered 109 landmines and 15 other pieces of unexploded ordnance in a region close to Siem Reap in Cambodia, according to Guinness World Records.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Ordnance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ordnance. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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