Spread Gaddafi Forces Landmines

Libyan Military

Benghazi - Moammar Gaddafi's forces are reported to have spread landmines in the area around City Ajdabiyah, Libya. This condition is certainly add to the danger of war is happening in Libya today.

Of land mines include anti-personnel mines and Brazilian-made anti-tank mines that supplied from Egypt. Two anti-personnel mines discovered by the inspectors in the last few, after Gaddafi's troops retreated from Ajdabiyah Saturday, March 26 last week.

According to the opposition forces, the spread of landmines was carried out when the troops Ajdabiyah Gaddafi had occupied for ten days.

"The field was first discovered landmines deployed a few yards beyond the path linking Ajdabiyah-Benghazi," according to the watchdog Human Rights Watch in Benghazi Peter Bouckaert, asquoted by Reuters on Thursday (03/31/2011).

Tamer mine managed to mark the 24 anti-tank mines plus 30 to 40anti-personnel mines, while combing an area of ​​mines. Areas covered with mines them selves are often impassable by vehiclesand people on foot.

While the second minefield with almost the same amount was found near a building that were located approximately one kilometer from the first minefield.
"We also found 12 warehouse that stores the anti-vehicle mines in Benghazi, the number reached tens of thousands," said Bouckaert.