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UN: One Million Cluster Bomblets Remain Unexploded in Lebanon

HeadlineSep 27, 2006

The United Nations has determined that up to a million cluster bomblets discharged by Israel remain unexploded in southern Lebanon. Cluster bombs have killed at least 14 people in Lebanon since the war ended. The UN says the problem is so severe that it could prevent 200,000 displaced people from returning home for up to two years. Last month, the UN’s humanitarian chief, Jan Egeland, accused Israel of “completely immoral” use of cluster bombs in the conflict. Meanwhile a British company called ArmorGroup has been awarded a five point six million dollar contract to clear the region of unexploded bombs and land mines.

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