More than 100 governments agree to ban cluster bombs

By DPA,

Dublin : More than 100 governments Wednesday agreed on a draft convention to ban the use of cluster bombs, in a commitment to remove the weapons from national arsenals within eight years.

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The agreement would ban the munitions, which drop hundreds of tennis-ball sized smaller explosives known as “bomblets,” which then scatter and detonate across the battlefield.

Many bomblets fail to explode and for years after a conflict has ended can continue to pose a threat to civilians, especially children who often mistake the munitions for toys.