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Libya's Misrata struggles to clean up unexploded ordnance
By Mussab Al-Khairalla
MISRATA, Libya, July 26 (Reuters) - Street fighting in Libya's third city of Misrata ended months ago with rebel victory, but those battles are still claiming fresh victims.
While young fighters commute out to the front line to battle pro-Gaddafi forces - now many km (miles) out of town - unexploded ordnance still littering the streets is a risk to city residents, especially the young.
"The biggest problem here is cluster bombs. These cluster bombs are small in size and are brightly coloured and children always see things that are easy to spot," said Ali al-Hish of the city's ordnance disposal committee.
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's government denies accusations by rights groups that it has used the bombs, which throw explosive fragments over a wide area and are banned by most countries, in Misrata.
Nearly every street corner has its own scars from the fierce springtime battle for the city, and coming across unexploded ordnance is an everyday reality.
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