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Rights groups condemn Syrian cluster bombs

2012-10-14 93 Dailymotion

This video, said to be shot in Syria, shows what appears to be an unexploded cluster bomb.<br/> <br />The munitions have been banned in most countries because bomblets like these can remain active for months.<br/> <br />But Human Rights Watch say Syria's government has dropped them over civilian areas in the last week - part of an effort to fend off rebel advances.<br/> <br />Rights workers condemned the use of the bombs.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (ENGLISH) PHILIPPE BOLOPION, HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH U.N. DIRECTOR SAYING:<br/> <br />"If we needed any further proof of the Syrian regime's complete disregard for the lives of its own citizens and children well here it is."<br/> <br />This is what officials are worried about.<br/> <br />While it's grainy, this video is said to show two children playing with an unexploded cluster bomb.<br/> <br />Human Rights Watch called on Syria to stop using the munitions amid a bloody civil war that has already left 30,000 people dead, according to some estimates.

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