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Now playing Next no comment WATCH: 29th edition of 'pyramid of shoes' protest underway in Paris Despite the signing of an encouraging international agreement a year ago, the number of civilian victims of explosive weapons jumped by 83 per cent in 2022. 23/09/2023
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