An anti-personnel weapon that is generally fired from a tank. The shell explodes in the air and releases thousands of metal darts 37.5mm in length, which disperse in a conical arch 300 metres long and about 90 metres wide.
There is an obligation to distinguish between those who are involved and those who are not involved in the fighting, and to avoid to the extent possible injury to those who are not involved. Yet, flechettes have killed and wounded dozens of civilians, including women and children, in conflicts between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Not in this article, but confirmed by Reuters:
In 2008, a flechette round from an Israeli tank fired at Reuters cameraman Fadel Shana'a killed him along with two adjacent civilians.....
http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=80475&videoChannel=1
There is an obligation to distinguish between those who are involved and those who are not involved in the fighting, and to avoid to the extent possible injury to those who are not involved. Yet, flechettes have killed and wounded dozens of civilians, including women and children, in conflicts between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Not in this article, but confirmed by Reuters:
In 2008, a flechette round from an Israeli tank fired at Reuters cameraman Fadel Shana'a killed him along with two adjacent civilians.....
http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=80475&videoChannel=1
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