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flechette

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flechette [fle′shet]
(ordnance)
A small fin-stabilized missile, a large number of which can be loaded in an artillery canister or in a warhead.


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Investigations of suspicions in complaints by B'Tselem: The killing of 'Atta 'Azzam, 46, and his two sons, Mahmud, 13, and Hassan, 2, by a Flechette shell fired into the yard of their house in the Mughraqa area, on 6 January '09.
Using Banned Weapons such as Phosphorus Bombs Based on its investigation of incidents involving the use of certain weapons such as white phosphorous and flechette missiles and dense inert metal explosive (DIME) munitions, the Mission, while accepting that white phosphorous is not at this stage proscribed under international law, finds that the Israeli armed forces were systematically reckless in determining its use in built-up areas.
On 20 September 2009, IOF killed two members of the Palestinian resistance in Jabalya town in the northern Gaza Strip with Flechette shells.
 
 
 
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