At least five people were killed in Angola after a vehicle drove over a landmine in the northeast, the government said on Monday. After the war, Angola pledged to eradicate landmines by 2025. “(The vehicle) set off a suspected antitank mine, leaving five people dead at the scene and eight seriously injured,” said the interior ministry in a statement. Driver Antonio Perreira said he was confused about how a landmine had remained hidden on a such a well-travelled route. The last deadly blast recorded before Sunday’s incident took place in the southern Cunene province, where five people were killed in October 2019.

Source: Punch January 06, 2020 16:52 UTC