The U.S. government is reportedly asking Lebanon to turn over an unexploded bomb in Beirut out of fear that it could fall into the hands of Russia or China.

The munition in question, an unexploded GBU-39 small-diameter bomb, was launched by Israel last month as part of an operation to kill Hezbollah commander Haytham Ali Tabtabai.

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Tabtabai was killed in the strike, but the undetonated small-diameter bomb is now a priority for recovery, according to multiple regional reports . The Lebanese government has not yet

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