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Falkland Islands cleared of landmines 38 years after conflict ends

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Weapons of war are often left tragically behind to kill civilians long after conflicts have ended. The final landmines on the Falkland Islands have been cleared, Britain said on Tuesday, nearly 40 years after they were laid by Argentine forces when they seized the British territory.

The removal of the mines meant the United Kingdom had met its obligations set by the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, Britain's Foreign Office (FCDO) said, adding that there were now no anti-personnel mines on British soil anywhere in the world.

Argentina invaded the archipelago, to which it lays claim, in 1982. Britain sent a task force to retake the islands in a brief war which saw more than 600 Argentine and 255 British servicemen killed.

As Crystal Goomansingh reports, people can safely walk on the Falkland Island beaches again, thanks in part to a treaty signed in Canada.

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