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UN: Israel gives Lebanon cluster bomb data from 2006 war
AP ^ | 13/05/2009 | Staff

Posted on 05/17/2009 1:52:08 PM PDT by forkinsocket

The United Nations peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon said on Tuesday that the Israel Defense Forces has handed over data on cluster bombs fired during the 2006 war with the militant Hezbollah group.

The move follows UN and Lebanese calls for information that could help eliminate the threat that has killed more than 20 civilians and wounded about 200 since the fighting.

(Excerpt) Read more at haaretz.com ...


TOPICS: Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: clusterbombs; israel; lebanon
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1 posted on 05/17/2009 1:52:09 PM PDT by forkinsocket
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To: forkinsocket

How does one fire a cluster bomb?

I thought they were dropped?


2 posted on 05/17/2009 3:32:00 PM PDT by Armedanddangerous ( I think you're so full of inconsolable rage you don't care who you hurt)
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To: Armedanddangerous

Wording error. THere are MLRS rockets and artillery shells that also contain submunitions


3 posted on 05/17/2009 7:32:36 PM PDT by Starwolf
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To: forkinsocket

I held some bomblets at a museum last month. Resembles over sized golf balls with ball bearings dimpling the surface.


4 posted on 05/17/2009 7:43:25 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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