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Cluster bomb kills mine clearing expert in southern Lebanon
By The Associated Press

A cluster bomb left over from last year's Second Lebanon War exploded in southern Lebanon on Thursday, killing a Lebanese mine clearing expert and wounding three others, security officials said.

The bomb went off in the town of Nabatiyeh as the experts were trying to dismantle it, the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media.

The killed expert was identified as Abbas Jaber, a member of the British-based Mine Advisory Group which has been working in southern Lebanon since the IDF withdrew from southern Lebanon in May 2000.

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Jaber's death brings to at least 31 the number of people killed by cluster bomb and mine explosions in Lebanon since the 34-day war between Israel and Hezbollah ended in a UN-brokered cease-fire last August.

The United Nations and human rights groups accuse Israel of dropping about 4 million cluster bomblets during the summer fighting.

UN ordinance clearing experts say that up to 1 million failed to explode and now endanger civilians in the area.
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  1.   and Israel`s war crimes continues 19:24  |  Moise 23/08/07
  2.   A good investment pays long-term dividends 19:29  |  Man deVoshkes 23/08/07
  3.   IDF will pay 19:35  |  MIke 23/08/07
  4.   Reaping what they sow 19:37  |  Jon 23/08/07
  5.   Some "expert" 19:41  |  Engineer 23/08/07
  6.   Terrorist States - Israel and the U.S. 19:42  |  Double Click 23/08/07
  7.   #1 Thats a stupid thing to say. 20:08  |  Niss 23/08/07
  8.   #1 Moise 20:09  |  Marco 23/08/07
  9.   Sounds of silence from Israelis 20:12  |  Tim 23/08/07
  10.   Yes Jon, the Lebanese cum Hizballah are reaping 20:13  |  Man deVoshkes 23/08/07
  11.   IT NEVER CEASES TO AMAZE 20:23  |  Brant 23/08/07
  12.   Anyone remember? 20:23  |  Concerned Zionist 23/08/07
  13.   Leave Israel alone, so you`ll live in peace, too 20:26  |  AlexK 23/08/07
  14.   Israel must be held responsible........... 20:40  |  Deborah 23/08/07
  15.   More Haaretz Forum Clowns 20:42  |  Honest Observation 23/08/07
  16.   More Haaretz Forum Clowns 20:46  |  Honest Observation 23/08/07
  17.   They had it coming 20:50  |  Victor 23/08/07
  18.   He wasn`t much of an expert, and how do you know they aren`t 20:59  |  r 23/08/07
  19.   My condolences 21:16  |  KUTW 23/08/07
  20.   Send Hizbollah to do the job 21:18  |  KUTW 23/08/07
  21.   time to Eliminate Zionist Entity 21:18  |  matthew 23/08/07
  22.   UN and ?human rights groups? 21:22  |  KUTW 23/08/07
  23.   different types of cluster munitions 21:36  |  Mark Lincoln 23/08/07
  24.   An Expert Should Know 21:39  |  Anakadeen 23/08/07
  25.   Get West Bank Settlers to walk thru minefields 22:00  |  Tim 23/08/07
  26.   At least there will be no repeats 22:07  |  Natallie Durson 23/08/07
  27.   blah blah blah israel`s bad blah blah blah... 22:34  |  Richard S 23/08/07
  28.   THE US AND UK ARE USING CLUSTER BOMB AS WELL! 22:45  |  there is no justice 23/08/07
  29.   1 million bombs in 34 days????? 30000 bombs per day??? 22:45  |  Army MD 23/08/07
  30.   Sabra & Shatila - JUST A REMINDER 22:46  |  Double Click 23/08/07
  31.   Israel not to blame, the death itself is a sad thing 23:34  |  Johnny 23/08/07
  32.   Hezbollah Deserves to Live in a Mine Field 23:41  |  Efox 23/08/07
  33.   Victor #17, what a line, so to the point 23:41  |  Johnny 23/08/07
  34.   MandeVoshkes,Engineer,Niss and the Rest 23:41  |  Bernie 23/08/07
  35.   re: Mark Lincoln 23:45  |  Efox 23/08/07
  36.   Honest Observation 23:46  |  Bernie 23/08/07
  37.   re: Anakadeen 23:47  |  Efox 23/08/07
  38.   #1 Moses would not have been your friend 23:47  |  Johnny 23/08/07
  39.   KUTW, I usually disagree with you 23:51  |  Bernie 23/08/07
  40.   #30 Bernie to Honest 00:04  |  Man deVoshkes 24/08/07
  41.   To No. 3 Mike 00:13  |  Justice 24/08/07
  42.   Thank you Bernie from Michigan 00:17  |  Fay 24/08/07
  43.   Calus 00:41  |  David 24/08/07
  44.   clicky - this statement of yours is a fact?? 00:46  |  nehemia dB 24/08/07
  45.   reality on the ground 01:01  |  tom 24/08/07
  46.   39. Bernie 01:09  |  KUTW 24/08/07
  47.   The cluster bombs were manufactured... 01:14  |  Maureen Ann 24/08/07
  48.   The cluster bombs were manufactured... 01:14  |  Maureen Ann 24/08/07
  49.   30. Double Click: JUST A REMINDER 01:15  |  KUTW 24/08/07
  50.   Bernie 01:16  |  Honest Observation 24/08/07
  51.   No one cares the world over 02:34  |  Ricardo 24/08/07
  52.   A disproportional retaliation 02:36  |  Peace 24/08/07
  53.   Bernie, you`re wasting your time 02:42  |  Sam 24/08/07
  54.   Clean Up Your Mess 02:43  |  Brenda 24/08/07
  55.   AP repeats UNPROVEN "4 million" LIE 02:48  |  CK Tan 24/08/07
  56.   Time To Get Rid of Cluster Weapons 02:50  |  Brenda 24/08/07
  57.   nope, not buying Bernie 02:55  |  Theodor 24/08/07
  58.   re #11 `IT NEVER CEASES TO AMAZE.` 03:20  |  Colin Wright 24/08/07
  59.   Cluster Bombs are not made by Israel 03:23  |  jerri i 24/08/07
  60.   Bernie #34 03:30  |  TonyL 24/08/07
  61.   DoubleClick, Palestinians are Not Allowed to Join Hezbollah 03:58  |  Bernie 24/08/07
  62.   #29 The numbers do indeed add up, Army MD 04:52  |  Johnboy 24/08/07
  63.   #26 05:50  |  Moshe 24/08/07
  64.   #30 05:58  |  Moshe 24/08/07
  65.   #52 CK Tan needs to re-read his sources again 06:21  |  Johnboy 24/08/07
  66.   cluster bombs again 06:29  |  Jerri i 24/08/07
  67.   To KUTW 06:30  |  Sam 24/08/07
  68.   #50 Sam seems to misunderstood what "war" is 06:36  |  Johnboy 24/08/07
  69.   #57, Colin Wright 08:17  |  Silvienne 24/08/07
  70.   # 32 to efox in socorro, nm 10:30  |  eric 24/08/07
  71.   # 29 not bombs, army md... 11:04  |  eric 24/08/07
  72.   # 29 to army md; the link...sorry 12:05  |  eric 24/08/07
  73.   67.Sam 12:34  |  KUTW 24/08/07
  74.   # 35 to efox 12:39  |  eric 24/08/07
  75.   Hello Eric... 05:57  |  Silvienne