Unexploded ordnance threatens Lebanese population, says UN

Thousands of items of unexploded ordnance, in particular cluster munitions, pose a serious threat to the war torn population of Lebanon and are killing and injuring civilians daily. This is the warning of the United Nation's humanitarian coordinator in Lebanon, David Shearer.

A field manager from the Mine Advisory Group investigates a cluster bomblet found in Tibnin, southern Lebanon

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Since the ceasefire, one person is killed and three people are injured a day by ordnance of all types, Mr Shearer said.

As of 30 August, a total of 61 people had been affected by ordnance, …