Cluster Bomb / Submunition

Cluster Bomb / Submunition event in Quang Tri, Viet Nam on Mon 20th February 2017

20th February 2017

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Gio Linh, Quang Tri (20 Feb 2017). In response to a UXO call-in from a physical education teacher at a school in Gio My Commune, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team of Project RENEW and Norwegian People's Aid on Monday safely destroyed a deadly cluster bomb three meters beyond the edge of the school's playground.

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