MAMMARI, Cyprus (AP) — U.N. officials say a parcel of farmland situated inside no-man's land in ethnically-divided Cyprus is now clear of land mines and will be released for grazing and cultivation. U.N. Peacekeeping Force Commander Maj. Gen. Kristin Lund says a Cambodian demining team located and disposed of two anti-tank mines and five anti-personnel mine fragments that had shifted into the U.N.-controlled area from an adjacent Turkish Cypriot minefield during winter floods. The parcel of land was 17,000 square meters (183,000 square feet). The mines are a vestige of a 1974 Turkish invasion triggered by a coup that aimed to unite Cyprus with Greece. Lund said Wednesday there's now "real momentum" to move ahead with ridding the island nation of all remaining minefields. Join the conversation about this story »
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