Mheiriz (liberated territories), March 13, 2014 (SPS) - Morocco’s shame wall in the Western Sahara has caused a new casualty, this time a 10-year-old Saharawi in an antipersonnel landmine blast which occurred Tuesday in the Saharawi liberated territory of Mheiriz, reported the Saharawi Association of Landmine Victims (ASAVIM).
According to the source, the ten-year boy lost one hand and fingers of the other, before being rescued by a team of Action on Armed Violence and evacuated by a helicopter.
ASAVIM described as the “most discreet and silent assassin in the world” the Moroccan occupation Wall, recalling that this 2720-km length wall is contaminated by millions of anti-personnel mines (over 100 types), cluster bombs and other devices hidden in the sand, which constitutes a daily threat to the lives of the Saharawis.
“This wall is a curtain to the serious violations of human rights committed by Moroccan occupation in the occupied territories of Western Sahara. It also aims to conceal the looting of the Saharawi natural resources,” stated ASAVIM.
The association also noted that this wall constitutes “a constant threat” to development and life in the region, adding that it is an obstacle to exchange of visits between the Saharawi families, separated for nearly four decades. (SPS)
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