- 17 Feb 2009 22:41
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009 ... 494267.htm
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The United Nations in Gaza has issued an urgent appeal for the return of thousands of kilograms of unexploded bombs and shells which have disappeared from a warehouse guarded by Hamas.
The munitions, including aerial bombs and phosphorous shells, were fired by Israeli forces during their recent offensive but failed to explode.
UN experts have been liaising with the Hamas authorities in Gaza to arrange for their safe disposal.
The UN staff had also been waiting for the Israeli army to allow them to bring in specialist equipment to destroy the explosives.
But two days ago, when UN officials returned to the warehouse, they found most of the explosives had gone missing.
An Israeli army spokesman says the bombs had been commandeered by Hamas militants.
A UN official said his staff were urgently trying to establish where the explosives had gone, and called for their safe return.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009 ... 494267.htm
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