Georgia has now admitted to dropping cluster bombs that killed at least 11 civilians and injured dozens. Human Rights Watch says that the bombing took place in populated areas.
Human Rights Watch said that a letter from the Georgian defense ministry admitted that M85 cluster bombs were used near the Roki tunnel. The tunnel connects South Ossetia with Russia.
The group based out of New York also alleges that Russia used cluster bombs.
Russia is one of the nations that did not sign on the recent ban of using this type of weapon. 100 other nations have signed on pledging to rid their nations of the deadly ammo.
"Cluster bombs are indiscriminate killers that most nations have agreed to outlaw. Russia's use of this weapon is not only deadly to civilians, but also an insult to international efforts to avoid a global humanitarian disaster of the kind caused by landmines," Marc Garlasco, a senior military analyst at Human Rights Watch, said recently.
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