Landmine cut off the leg of a Kurdish citizen
22:52 - 2 September 2018
Kurdistan Press Agency (Kurdpa): A Kurdish citizen, from the city of Sarouabad was severely injured and lost one of his legs due to a landmine explosion.
According to reports received by Kurdpa, on Friday, the 31st of August, a Kurdish citizen, Mehdi Khoogar, from the city of Sarouabad, was severely injured due to a landmine explosion.
Mehdi was working on his farm while a landmine went off and cut off one of his leg.
He immediately was transferred to a Hospital in Mariwan and went under knife.
Even though the provinces like West Azarbayejan, Kurdisrtan, Ilam, Kermansha and Khouzestan are the most mine-infested regions in Iran with more than 16 million mine lands, the Iranian government has not yet done anything to tackle this problem.
According to reports received by Kurdpa, on Friday, the 31st of August, a Kurdish citizen, Mehdi Khoogar, from the city of Sarouabad, was severely injured due to a landmine explosion.
Mehdi was working on his farm while a landmine went off and cut off one of his leg.
He immediately was transferred to a Hospital in Mariwan and went under knife.
Even though the provinces like West Azarbayejan, Kurdisrtan, Ilam, Kermansha and Khouzestan are the most mine-infested regions in Iran with more than 16 million mine lands, the Iranian government has not yet done anything to tackle this problem.
