A ban on the use of landmines by British forces won’t cover troops working with Nato George Robertson,the Defence Secretary, yesterday announced an instant and total ban on the use of anti-personnel landmines by British forces as the Government ratified an international convention outlawing the indiscriminate weapon estimated to destroy or maim 2000 people a month.
The government decided earlier this month to bow to intense public pressure and rush through a Landmines Act in time for the first anniversary of the death of Princess Diana, and Princess of Wales,who championed the campaign against the weapon.
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Source: theguardian.com