THE MOST BOMBED COUNTRY IN THE WORLD


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The world has seen many wars over the decades that have resulted in large number of casualties and bombing of several countries

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But do you know that there is a place that's earned the shocking title of the 'Most Bombed Country of the World'

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The country is situated in Southeast Asia and suffered immensely during the Vietnam War. Its name is Laos

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The officially neutral country became a battleground in the Cold War between the US and Soviet Union

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Between 1964 and 1973, American bombers dropped over two million tons of cluster bombs over Laos

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The number is more than all the bombs dropped during the Second World War combined

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As per Al Jazeera, the US Air Force dropped equivalent of a planeload of bombs every 8 minutes, 24 hours a day, for 9 years

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The bombing focused on disrupting communist supply chains on the Ho Chi Minh Trail and Sepon

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An estimated 30 per cent of the bombs dropped on the country did not detonate

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Nearly 5 decades after the war, these deadly items remain a persistent threat and daily reality for thousands of communities across Laos

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