ALGIERS - The Algerian army uncovered and destroyed 6,168 landmines last month along its eastern and western borders dating from its war of independence from France, the state APS news agency reported Sunday.
The agency said it was part of a demining operation in areas where the French army planted mines during the Algerian conflict from 1954 to 1962.
France only gave details of where its forces laid millions of landmines in Algeria half a century ago on October 2007.
Algerian children and shepherds are regularly killed and injuries by the French landmines left by the colonial power.
The latest figure brings to 410,666 the number of mines destroyed by the Algerian army.
Another three million anti-personnel mines remain buried of the original 11 million laid by the French army along Algeria's borders with Tunisia and Morocco, Algerian authorities said.
Last year, Paris handed over to Algiers details of where its forces laid millions of mines on its borders to prevent the Algerian resistance from infiltrating.
Algiers is committed to destroying all anti-personnel mines on its territory under the Ottawa Convention.
The 1954-1962 war of independence cost the lives of 1.5 million Algerians.
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