War's terrifying reality made virtual by Red Cross


  • World
  • Wednesday, 30 Jan 2019

A staff of International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) works on a virtual reality movie called the Right Choice to be use as a simulated experience to help people to understand urban warfare and its impact on real lives in Bangkok, Thailand May 7, 2018. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

BANGKOK (Reuters) - The crack of a sniper round strikes terror as you crouch behind a cinder-block wall.

An explosion rips into your ear drums. Down the street a building collapses into dust. A helicopter gunship emerges through the smoke, leaving nowhere to hide.

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