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General News 11/7/2006 at 3:10 PM EST

UN calls for immediate freeze on use of cluster bombs

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United Nations humanitarian chief Jan Egeland has called for an immediate global freeze on cluster bombs following their intensive use during the recent conflict in Lebanon, adding to a growing chorus to outlaw the weapons.

The United Nations said in a statement that hundreds of thousands of people in Lebanon were at risk due to unexploded cluster munitions...

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