BOGOTA, Colombia (Reuters) - More people were killed or hurt by land mines in Colombia last year than in any other country as rebels planted explosive devices to protect crops used to make cocaine, the government said on Tuesday.
While the United Nations says countries like Afghanistan and Cambodia recorded fewer than 900 land mine deaths and injuries apiece last year, 1,077 Colombians were killed or maimed by stepping on mines, the vice president's office said.
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