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2023-10-30 19:30:47 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 30AB714E999466672F656730FF39B6D1B5DFD1497213F16FCC937F7C42274545
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Dragging bodies of enemy combatants is routinely done where there's a concern that the bodies have been booby-trapped by the enemy's own side. This was done by Ukraine forces, https://apnews.com/article/fact-checking-734309387941, https://news.sky.com/story/i-didnt-realise-id-lost-my-leg-risks-taken-by-ukrainian-soldiers-to-diffuse-mines-and-booby-traps-12925979; Indian forces https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/army-men-drag-terrorists-bodies-as-they-could-be-booby-trapped-army-officer-118091500595_1.html, Turkish forces https://armenianweekly.com/2015/10/07/turkish-authorities-drag-body/; and even by US forces in WW2.
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