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January 21, 2007

Italians teaching Lebanese kids how to avoid bombs

Posted by: James Hathaway

Beirut (AsiaNews/Agencies) – In Lebanon Italian peacekeepers are teaching the local population how to avoid unexploded or buried bombs. But Italy has also been one of the country’s major arms suppliers in the last few years.

The humanitarian services division of the Italian United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon contingent has been organising a series of awareness campaigns on the dangers of cluster bombs and land mines left over from last summer’s war with Israel.

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Posted by James Hathaway at January 21, 2007 03:03 PM
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