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Funding Hampers Lebanon's Cluster Bomb Clearance Effort

Nearly a decade after the 2006 Israel-Lebanon war and Lebanon's civil war, Lebanese continue to suffer the consequences of cluster bomblets and mines left over from those conflicts. Although efforts continue to make the land safe once again, funding has taken a hit – and now casualties are starting to steadily rise. John Owens reports for VOA from southern Lebanon.

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