Police Find Four Anti-Tank Mines in Kazakh School

Text of report by Interfax-Kazakhstan news agency

Astana, 29 January: Four anti-tank drill mines – TM-57 DH, TM-62 M, TM-62 P and TM-62 P (inert) – have been found in one of the secondary schools in [the southern town of] Almaty, the city’s rescue service said on Tuesday [29 January].

A source at the Ministry of Emergency Situations [MES] said that the mines had been found in the warehouse of the school’s custodian by police officers during a scheduled inspection of explosive materials last Monday.

“The military police seized the items for further disposal”, the MES representative said.

Originally published by Interfax-Kazakhstan news agency, Almaty, in Russian 0219 29 Jan 08.

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