BBC動画ニュース「ファルージャ（イラク）の子供たちの遺伝子損傷」

２００４年の米軍による猛攻の際、白リン弾や劣化ウラン弾が使用されたイラクのファルージャで急増する癌や先天性異常などについての動画ニュース。



☆Fallujah children's 'genetic damage'
（英国BBC動画ニュース）

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-10721562

Cancer, leukaemia and infant mortality are all increasing in the Iraqi town of Fallujah, which saw fierce fighting between US forces and Sunni insurgents, a new survey says.

Still one of the most dangerous places in Iraq, doctors have been reporting a large number of birth defects since the 2004 offensive.



《関連英文記事》

☆Child deformities 'increasing' in Falluja
（３月４日の英国BBC音声ニュース）

http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8548000/8548926.stm

A paediatrician and parents have told the BBC of a high level of birth defects among children in Falluja, Iraq, blaming weapons used by the US.

In 2004, there were fierce battles as US forces subdued two uprisings in the town. It has been suggested that they used white phosphorus and shells tipped with depleted uranium during the conflict, but this has not been proven.