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Wind-powered detonator clears landmines

Lenders, Wolfgang / Chimbelu, ChipondaApril 24, 2013

According to the UN, there are more than 100 million landmines embedded in the ground around the world. Normally, the mines are found with metal detectors or by animals sniffing them out - but it's dangerous work. Now, a Netherlands-based Afghan designer, Massoud Hassani, has developed a cheap wind-powered mine detector.

https://p.dw.com/p/18MAv

Report: Wolfgang Lenders / speaker: Chiponda Chimbelu