Halo Trust NGO Worker in Pursat Looks For Unexploded Landmines, Finds One, And Then It Explodes

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Halo Trust NGO Worker in Pursat Looks For Unexploded Landmines, Finds One, And Then It Explodes

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Pursat: Landmine explosion causes injuries to male staff of Halo Trust NGO, who helps demine the country.

He had serious injuries to his chest and left hand at 10:00 am on April 28, 2016 . It occurred nearby a health center, located at Ekpheap village, Tmar Da commune, Veal Veng district, Pursat province.

The victim's name was Pen Naroth, 36, a landmine NGO staff member, living in Keo Sovan village, Bonteay Dey commune, Kondeang district, Pusat province, told the authority.

He was looking for unexploded landmines, which he successfully found. Unfortunately it soon exploded.

After the incident he was sent to a hospital at Thailand.

Halo Trust was the first NGO to help Cambodia start clearing landmines in 1991.

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epidemiks wrote:Halo Trust.
Edited, thank you.
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improper training, improper equipment, improper adherence to procedure, improper frame of mind when handling explosive.
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bolueeleh wrote:improper training, improper equipment, improper adherence to procedure, improper frame of mind when handling explosive.

You are an expert then? HALO have removed thousands of mines; shit just happens.
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hanno wrote:
bolueeleh wrote:improper training, improper equipment, improper adherence to procedure, improper frame of mind when handling explosive.

You are an expert then? HALO have removed thousands of mines; shit just happens.
Agreed, but what kind of comment can you expect on a thread with such a dumb title?
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Poor sod. That's why I never do anything good for other people... to avoid setting off landmines. That's my excuse and I am 100% sticking to it.
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bolueeleh wrote:improper training, improper equipment, improper adherence to procedure, improper frame of mind when handling explosive.

Well you got one bit right. I assume they had a fully equipped ambulance standing by in case of such accidents. It's just a pity they had to use the back seat of a suv to load the victim into this time.
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hanno wrote:
bolueeleh wrote:improper training, improper equipment, improper adherence to procedure, improper frame of mind when handling explosive.

You are an expert then? HALO have removed thousands of mines; shit just happens.
i am no expert but i happened to be trained in ordinance disposal when i was the army, i would think cv disposal groups hv abt same SOP as miltary.
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