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Mine-Detecting Dogs Join Swedish UNEF Contingent in Gaza

1 May 1958

Four dogs specially trained for detecting mines arrived in Gaza recently from Sweden to help Swedish soldiers of the United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF) prevent mine accidents in areas where scattered unlocated old mines still remain hidden.
Private Kay Aghede of Goteborg, Sweden, one of the dog leaders, fastens the harness on one of the dogs.

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