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Thursday 10 March 2011 |
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Costa
Rica:
Beware
of
Landmines
Left
Behind
By
Nicaraguan
Soldiers
On
Wednesday
the
ministro
de
Seguridad,
José
María
Tijerino,
said
that
reports
from
intelligence
sources
indicates
that the
conflict
area may
have
been
mined by
the
Nicaraguan
army.
The
minister
explained
that a
group of
experts
will be
entering
the area
- to the
limits
placed
by the
International
Court of
Justice
in The
Hague (ICJ)
- to
sweep
for
landmines.
On
Tuesday
the ICJ
ruled
that
Nicaragua
must
remove
its
troops
from the
conflict
zone and
Costa
Rica can
only
send in
civilian
personnel
to check
on the
environmental
damage.
The
warning
by
Tijerino
is
prevent
environmentalists
going
into the
area
from
being
injured
or
worse,
killed
by a
landmine.
Tijerino
said on
Wednesday
that
there is
still
the task
of
confirming
the
departure
of the
Nicaraguan
troops
from the
Isla
Calero.
To do
so, the
minister
said he
would
sending
in to
the
adjacent
area
police
forces
today.
The last
report,
some ten
days
ago,
showed
that
Nicaraguan
troops
were
hiding
in
trenches
and the
Costa
Rican
police
will be
"at a
safe
distance".
The
minister
said the
objective
is to
confirm
that
Nicaragua
is
heeding
to the
ICJ
order
and to
monitor
the area
in case
they
return.
"We have
to
prevent
another
situation
like
this",
he said.
Costa
Rica is
also
assessing
the
construction
of
watchtowers
between
two and
three
metres
high to
facilitate
the work
of the
police
in the
area.
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