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NATO to Conduct Mine Clearing Drills off Estonia Coast

02:41 14/05/2012 TALLINN, May 14 (RIA Novosti)

NATO will begin its Open Spirit 2012 mine clearing exercises in Estonia’s territorial waters on Monday, the country’s defense authorities said.

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