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International Day for Mine Awareness has been celebrated at Baku’s Olympic stadium with a charity amputee football match. The majority of players sustained their injuries from landmines. “Today we went on to the field to say ‘no’ to the mines, to warn people not to enter prohibited areas for their safety, and to highlight that the mines should be cleaned,” said amputee football player Senan Haciyev. “I call on everyone to stay safe.” While Africa is the continent most severely affected by landmines, Europe is hugely impacted too. It’s estimated that one-third of territory in Azerbaijan, Bosnia…