Reference :
V-P-LB-E-00720
Date :
23/03/2007
Caption :
South Lebanon, Maarakeh village. A young woman victim of a cluster sub-munition.
Confidentiality level :
public
Publication restrictions :
publication without restrictions
Description :
17 year-old Rasha lost her leg when handling a cluster sub-muniition in the family home.
According to her and her family, her father had unknowingly brought back a cluster bomb among wild thyme he was picking which he left in a bag outside the house. Rasha reached into the bag for some thyme and grabbed the cluster sub-munition as well. Startled by it she dropped it and it went off.
Original material :
digital
Resolution :
3600x2400
Orientation :
landscape
Colour/B&W :
colour
