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Article: ISRAEL MAY HAVE USED U.S. CLUSTER BOMBS\ STATE DEPARTMENT IS INVESTIGATING.(News)
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- The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
- Article date:
- August 26, 2006
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Byline: Glenn Kessler Washington Post
WASHINGTON -- The State Department said Friday that it has begun a preliminary investigation into allegations that Israel violated U.S. rules prohibiting the use of American-made cluster bombs in civilian areas during the recent war in Lebanon.
State Department spokesman Gonzalo Gallegos said the investigation began after human rights groups complained that cluster weapons had been found across Lebanon and were responsible for many civilian deaths.
"We have heard the allegations they were used, and we are taking a look at that," he said.
Three types of U.S.-made cluster bombs are said to have been ...