 Hammoudi Samir Haj Moussa, Rashidiyye refugee camp: Aged just 11 when he was struck by a cluster bomb explosion, Hammoudi Samir Haj Moussa's tragedy is particularly dramatic. Hammoudi suffered third-degree burns and his legs were so badly injured that they had to be amputated. The conditions in which he was struck remain uncertain: some say the explosion happened when his father and he drove over a cluster bomblet on a motorcycle trip to fetch food; others say father and son picked up a cluster bomb believing they could sell it to make some extra money for household expenses. parent page (6 - 12 December 2007, issue #874) |