From: Barry Stoller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: WWIII update - UN: cluster bombs trap villagers [WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK] HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --------------------------- BBC. 24 October 2001. Cluster bombs trap villagers. The United Nations has said that unexploded bomblets from cluster bombs have trapped villagers after a raid near the western Afghan city of Herat. The cluster bombs were dropped around Herat on Monday during a raid in which UN officials say a military hospital and a mosque were hit. Cluster bombs are controversial weapons consisting of a canister which breaks apart to release a large number of small bombs. Dan Kelly, manager of a UN mine removal programme for Afghanistan, said the people of Shaker Qala outside Herat were now living in fear of stepping outside. UN officials are calling on the United States to share basic information about the type of munitions used so they know how to deal with them. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barry Stoller http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ProletarianNews with continuing coverage of WWIII ________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki Phone +358-40-7177941 Fax +358-9-7591081 http://www.kominf.pp.fi General class struggle news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe mails to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Geopolitical news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________
