Nearly 700,000 land mines were dug up from the banks of the Suez Canal by the Egyptians and the Israelis after their brief but bitter war in October 1973.

• 1973年10月埃及和以色列短暂而剧烈的战争以后，从苏伊士运河两岸挖掘出了将近70万颗地雷。