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Dangerous mission - UN humanitarian convoys in Gaza

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Published 18 January, 2009, 12:50

Every day is a gamble. There have been instances when our convoys were shot at and caught up in the fighting, said the UN Relief and Works Agency spokesman, Johan Eriksson.

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