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Dumdum
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Dumdum (dŭm`dəm), four towns in Suburban Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal state, E central India.

South Dumdum (1991 pop. 230,507) is a residential area of the northern edge of metropolitan Kolkata, while

North Dumdum (1991 pop. 151,298) contains several large rural enclaves. The

Dumdum Aerodrome Area (1991 pop. 5,012) is the site of Kolkata's international airport. The town of

Dumdum (1991 pop. 40,961), founded in 1783, has iron- and steelworks, glass and soap factories, and engineering works. In the 19th cent. its arsenal was the first to manufacture lead-nosed bullets that spread on impact, inflicting a tearing wound. In 1905, Great Britain acceded to the prohibition of dumdum bullets adopted by the first Hague Conference in 1899.
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The soldiers shot Suraida once in the neck and twice in the head with dumdum bullets, which explode on impact.
The killing of American Suraida Saleh: "Defensive Shield" or ... by Assaf, Roxane / Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
Just as The Hague delegates in 1899 called for the elimination of dumdum bullets, so The Hague Appeal for Peace and Justice calls for the elimination of nuclear weapons and landmines, and a drastic reduction in the trade in small arms.
Hague Appeal Sets a New Agenda by Weiss, Cora / UN Chronicle
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