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Fri 05 May 2009CMC receives major peace award
The Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC) has been awarded the 2008 Tipperary International Peace award in recognition of its campaign to outlaw cluster bombs.
The award was accepted on behalf of the CMC by Serbian demining activist Branislav Kapetanovic, who was severely injured by a cluster bomb during the Balkans conflict in 2002. He was presented with the accolade by Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin.
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