Reference :
V-P-LB-E-00686
Date :
23/03/2007
Caption :
Southern Lebanon, Maarakech village. Portrait of father whose daughter lost her leg after handling a cluster sub-munition.
Confidentiality level :
public
Publication restrictions :
publication without restrictions
Description :
Mohammed smokes tobacco from a water pipe
He is father of 17-year-old Rasha who lost her leg when handling a cluster sub-munition in the family home. Her father unknowingly brought back a cluster bomb among wild thyme he had picked and left in a bag outside the house. Rasha reached into the bag for some thyme and grabbed the cluster sub-munition as well. Startled, she dropped it and it went off.
Resolution :
4064x2704
Orientation :
landscape
Colour/B&W :
black and white
