Cluster Bomb / Submunition

Cluster Bomb / Submunition event in Quang Tri, Viet Nam on Fri 30th September 2016

30th September 2016

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When they were pouring earth into flower beds for planting flowers Friday morning, the boys suddenly found a cluster bomb that was mixed in the soil which they took from a pit dug up by bricklayers who were repairing the school facilities. The students immediately alerted their teachers who immediately called the UXO hotline number to report the emergency.

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