Evidence of chemical weapons use unearthed

by Kayalvizhi Fri Jan 10, 2014 9:30 pm

n 2012 a United Nations mine removal expert reported the presence of unexploded cluster munitions in the former war zone in northern Sri Lanka.

That same year a medical worker told The Associated Press that many of the thousands wounded in the government offensive had burns consistent with those caused by incendiary white phosphorus bombs.

U.N. officials first reported the use of cluster munitions in the conflict zone in February 2009, saying they appeared to hit in an area around a hospital.

The government however has continuously denied using cluster munitions or any banned weapon.

Cluster munitions are packed with small "bomblets" that scatter indiscriminately and often harm civilians. Those that fail to detonate often kill civilians long after fighting ends.

They are banned under an international treaty adopted by more than 60 nations that took effect in August 2010, after the Sri Lankan war.

by Kayalvizhi Fri Jan 10, 2014 9:36 pm

I a separate incidence, The U.S. embassy in Colombo posted a photograph on Twitter on Thursday which it said showed a site where the Sri Lankan army killed hundreds of families towards the end of the civil war in 2009, prompting an angry response from the Sri Lankan military.

Evidence of chemical weapons use unearthed

Evidence of chemical weapons use unearthed

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