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When nine-year old Erkan and other children entered to gather their sheep, all were wounded by the explosion of one of the mines.  The court explicitly noted that Turkey had failed to take the necessary  measures to prevent innocent civilians from entering the area.<\/p>\n<p>More information <a href=\"http:\/\/cmiskp.echr.coe.int\/tkp197\/view.asp?item=2&amp;portal=hbkm&amp;action=html&amp;highlight=&amp;sessionid=9791991&amp;skin=hudoc-pr-en\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In its 12 December decision in the case Pa\u00c5\u0178a and Erkan Erol v. 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