'Pokémon Go' players in Bosnia warned to avoid minefields
Bosnian players of the popular Pokémon Go app have been told to avoid areas still littered with landmines from the war in the 1990s.
A charity which deals with demining in the Balkan country, Posavina bez mina, has issued a warning after receiving reports of gamers hunting for Pokémon in risky areas.
"Today we received information that some users of the Pokémon Go app in Bosnia were going to places which are a risk for [unexploded] mines, in search of a Pokémon. Citizens are urged not to do so, to respect demarcation signs of dangerous minefields and not to go into unknown areas," the NGO said.
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About 120,000 mines are still to be found in Bosnia, according to another demining group.
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