Explosive ordnance disposal equipment funded by the European Union has been handed over to the Lebanon Mine Action Center at a ceremony in Kfarchima, east of Beirut.
The event took place at the Logistic Brigade and marked the delivery of equipment intended for explosive ordnance disposal — the detection and removal of unexploded bombs, mines and other munitions, the European External Action Service (EEAS) announced on Wednesday.
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Source: The Brussels Times News
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