Cluster Bomb / Submunition

Cluster Bomb / Submunition event in Yemen on Tue 27th August 2024

27th August 2024

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The Executive Mine Action Center issued a statement today regarding the explosion of a cluster bomb left behind by the coalition in Al-Qalisi School in Bani Matar District in Sana’a.

The Executive Center for Mine Action explained in a statement received by “Al-Masaa Press” a copy of it, that the unfortunate incident resulted from the explosion of a cluster bomb brought by one of the students to the school, noting that the Bani Matar area, like other areas of Yemen, was exposed to many raids during the years of aggression in which cluster bombs were used extensively.

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