Yemen crisis: UK involvement
Cluster bombs, made in the United Kingdom, were used by Saudi forces in Yemen in 2016, according to former Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon. But he told MPs that Saudi officials had assured him they would not use the weapons again. Cluster bombs are banned by an international treaty because of the risk they pose to civilians. And there are calls for Britain to stop selling arms to Saudi Arabia because of the scale of casualties in Yemen. Our special correspondent Fergal Keane has more in this report from 19 December 2016.
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