Egypt: Cluster bomb video highlights human rights concerns in North Sinai
(World News Egypt)

The Egyptian military´s use of cluster bombs must cease immediately, Amnesty international said today, following the military´s release of an official video showing cluster bombs as part of their recent operations in North Sinai. Amnesty International experts have analysed a video which was posted on the official Twitter account of the Egyptian Armed Forces spokesman on 9 February. The video shows military air force personnel loading Egyptian fighter planes with cluster bombs. `Cluster bombs are inherently indiscriminate weapons that inflict unimaginable suffering for years after their use, and they are internationally banned for this reason. Their depiction in this video suggests that the...