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Jihad Dorgham

BIZARRE: Deadly landmines pose hidden threat in libyan capital | Mind Blowing Facts

Mohamed Farhat, 10, is treated in a Tripoli hospital for injuries caused by an unexploded ordnance (Credit: AFP)

Hundreds of deadly landmines and unexploded ordnance still litter parts of Libya after years of fighting, posing a constant danger to civilians, especially children, long after the conflict.

"It's a disaster zone," said Saleh Farhat, describing his neighbourhood on the southern outskirts of the capital Tripoli, where his son Mohamed was being treated in a hospital intensive care unit after being severely injured in an explosion.

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