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UN chief warns Yemen cluster bomb use may amount to war crime

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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today warned that the use of cluster bombs in Yemen, which UN rights officials say were dropped by the Saudi-led coalition, may amount to war crimes.

"The use of cluster munitions in populated areas may amount to a war crime due to their indiscriminate nature," Ban sais in a statement.

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First Published: Jan 08 2016 | 11:28 PM IST

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