Sir Bobby launches Landmine campaign

The University of Manchester has teamed up with United legend Sir Bobby Charlton, the Mines Advisory Group and Rapiscan Systems in a bid to reduce the threat of death or injury from landmines. Undetected mines kill and maim every day. And whilst thousands of are successfully cleared, the only clearance method available is painstakingly slow and has seen little advancement over many years. Tonight at Old Trafford, ahead of United's home clash with AC Milan, Sir Bobby will launch The Landmine Clearance Initiative with one clear ambition: finding a better way. Sir Bobby recently joined a humanitarian trip to Bosnia and was immediately moved by what he discovered: "When I visited Bosnia I was appalled by the injuries I saw, especially to children, caused by abandoned mines. On the plane home, I just kept thinking: there must be a better way. Up to 20,000 civilians a year become casualties of the millions of landmines that lie hidden beneath the earth of more than 80 countries around the world.