1.   First, the area is heavily mined, so visitors must stay on the paths.

2.   The government and the army say the soldiers were afraid to engage the killers because they feared the area was mined.

3.   The least-favored site appears to be at Gunja because the frontline runs hard up against the river at that point and that area is heavily mined.

4.   The Tora Bora area is heavily mined, and pockets of al-Qaida fighters continue to resist.

5.   To see if an area is mined, look for exploded wildlife or unusual patterns of rocks or leaves that locals might have fashioned as a warning.

6.   A final toll of the dead was delayed because the area was mined.

7.   He also noted the area may be mined.

8.   International law states that mined areas should be marked and the mines mapped.

9.   It was not possible to approach the school where the grenade was reportedly thrown because military officers said the area was mined.

10.   South African companies have pulled up diamonds from shallow offshore waters, mining areas where rivers carried the gems down into the sea.