Anti-Tank Mine Explosion Injures Civilians Near Dakhla, Western Sahara

In the rural commune of Bir Gandouz, in the Dakhla-Oued Ed Dahab region, a huge explosion occurred when a 4x4 ran over an anti-tank mine. This happened specifically at the Safia site, near Bir Gandouz, in the south of Dakhla.

This information comes to us from the media Goud.ma, which cites consistent sources it does not mention. It explains that the accident occurred after two people on board the vehicle in question tried to use a passage before being surprised by the horrible explosion due to the anti-tank mine.

They were both very seriously injured. They had to be urgently taken to the Dakhla Provincial Hospital for treatment.

The local authorities and the main security services rushed to the scene to delimit a significant security perimeter and investigate the whole affair to determine all its ins and outs, still according to Goud.ma.