1,800 UXO found buried in Takmao town land
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1,800 UXO found buried in Takmao town land
CMAC unearths cache of 1,800 pieces of UXO
21 June 2017
The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) has unearthed more than 1,800 pieces of unexploded ordnance in Kandal province’s Takhmao town, with authorities saying they believe it was buried there for the July 1997 factional fighting in Phnom Penh.
A landowner living in Takhmao reported the presence of the rockets to local authorities and CMAC on Sunday, and the group removed the ordnance on Monday, according to CMAC head Heng Ratana, who said the owner was in the process of building a new house.
Ratana said that he believed the rockets were hidden there before the battles in July 1997, during which armed forces loyal to then-Second Prime Minister HE defeated those loyal to First Prime Minister Norodom Ranariddh and ousted him from power...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/c ... pieces-uxo
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21 June 2017
The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) has unearthed more than 1,800 pieces of unexploded ordnance in Kandal province’s Takhmao town, with authorities saying they believe it was buried there for the July 1997 factional fighting in Phnom Penh.
A landowner living in Takhmao reported the presence of the rockets to local authorities and CMAC on Sunday, and the group removed the ordnance on Monday, according to CMAC head Heng Ratana, who said the owner was in the process of building a new house.
Ratana said that he believed the rockets were hidden there before the battles in July 1997, during which armed forces loyal to then-Second Prime Minister HE defeated those loyal to First Prime Minister Norodom Ranariddh and ousted him from power...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/c ... pieces-uxo
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