Human Rights Watch: Georgia admits to dropping cluster bombs
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
A human rights group said Monday that Georgia admitted dropping cluster bombs in its military offensive to assert control over the restive province of South Ossetia.
Human Rights Watch said it had received an official letter from Georgia's Defense Ministry that acknowledged use of the M85 cluster munitions near the Roki tunnel that connects South Ossetia with Russia.
Human Rights Watch's arms division researcher Bonnie Docherty told reporters in Geneva on Monday that Russia undoubtedly used cluster munitions in several places during the conflict. This, despite Russia's continued denials.