Unexploded Cluster Munition Killed Teenager During Forest Inspection
Translated & summarized from NEWSru Israel by baba
An unexploded cluster munition killed a teenager and injured 24 people on a school trip in northern Israel. The munition, believed to have been fired during a past conflict with Hezbollah, was missed by sappers during a post-war sweep of the area. The device was overlooked due to dense vegetation and terrain, and detonated when the teenager picked it up after children had photographed it.
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- A cluster munition killed a teenager and injured 24 on a school trip in northern Israel.
- The unexploded munition was apparently missed during a post-conflict sweep of the forest.
- Police and IDF sappers failed to detect the device due to dense vegetation and terrain.
- Children had photographed the munition before the teenager picked it up and it detonated.
- The munition was likely fired during a past conflict with Hezbollah at Israeli soldiers.
An unexploded cluster munition, which killed a teenager and wounded 24 others on a school trip near Israel's northern border, was apparently missed during a sweep of the area. According to one version of events, the munition was fired during a past conflict with Hezbollah at Israeli soldiers stationed in the area. A military engineering post was reportedly located there during the war. It is believed that a small cluster sub-munition fell to the ground without detonating and was overlooked by police and IDF sappers who were clearing the site due to dense vegetation and terrain. Earlier reports indicated that the teenager picked up the sub-munition and placed it in his backpack, after children had taken photos with it. The sub-munition remained armed, and touching it caused it to detonate. Each sub-munition contains tens of grams of explosives and numerous shrapnel fragments, explaining the significant damage caused.
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