collateral damage

He also appealed to Asian countries to build a new alliance with Europe to ensure they do not become "collateral damage" in the struggle for power between the US and China.

"We are suffering because of collateral damage at the border," Ms Lee says of her second-generation family business.

In television drama, men can kill lots of people, including those considered collateral damage, and still be considered acceptable enough to remain a main character.

Without mentioning the demolitions, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said the guilty must be punished without mercy, "but don't let innocent people become collateral damage".

Israel insists it always follows international law in Gaza, and has also argued that the particular nature of this conflict, with Hamas fighters hidden among the civilian population, mean collateral damage can sometimes happen.