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| Cheeseman: Thailand ‘muddying the waters’ |
Anti-munitions group takes aim at Thailand cluster bomb denial
9/04/2011
Bangkok Post
The international anti-cluster munitions group insists Thailand is only “muddying the waters” by attempting to refute the allegation that it used cluster bombs during border clashes with Cambodia in late February.
Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC) director Laura Cheeseman yesterday said the Thai army admitted to using Dual-Purpose Improved Conventional Munition (DPICM) in fighting with Cambodia. The DPICM, she said, is a “classic example of a cluster munition”.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Thani Thongphakdi yesterday released a statement rebutting the CMC’s claim. He said the group “misinterpreted” a statement made by Thai Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office in Geneva Sihasak Phuangketkeow.
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