1.   Much was seized for food by a starving population, and much became the casualty of unexploded mines and bombs.

2.   Afghanistan is plagued with millions of unexploded mines, shells, bombs and rockets from more than a decade of wars.

3.   Even the Falkland Islands still harbor fields of unexploded mines left from the brief British-Argentine war there.

4.   Red markers point out areas with unexploded mines from the Soviet occupation and the mujahedeen wars, buried in an area just southeast of the city.

5.   Someone had just discovered unexploded mines, and explosives specialists were moving in to detonate them safely.

6.   Some unexploded mines are marked with little red plastic flags.

7.   The ground is littered with unexploded mines and unspent ammunition.

8.   The official reason is that unexploded mines and rebel fighters still hiding among the rubble make Grozny unsafe.

9.   Unexploded anti-personnel mines are a major health hazard.