This had forced him to slow down his offensive for fear of causing casualties among non-combatants.

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This month the two countries agreed to start the second phase of a joint programme to remove the huge amounts of wartime bombs and landmines that litter Vietnam, causing casualties even now.

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Afghan President Hamid Karzai has been highly critical of Nato strikes causing civilian casualties in the past.

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The Israeli military said a total of six rockets and mortars had hit, causing no casualties, and that there had been no Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip.

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Other cop cars started to arrive quickly, stopping at the scene in that willy-nilly way that cop cars do, nearly causing a few more casualties.

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It was felt in northwest Iran, causing some panic in major cities, Iranian media reported, but without any mention of casualties or damage.

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