Man dies using mortar shell as hammer
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Man dies using mortar shell as hammer
Man dies using mortar shell as hammer
May 17, 2018
One man died and another was injured on Tuesday after a 60mm mortar shell exploded in Banteay Meanchey province’s Preah Net Preah district.
Sin Rasy, military police chief of Preah Net Preah district, said yesterday that the two men lived next to each other and were using the old, rusty shell as a hammer to do work on a tractor.
“The dead man had the old mortar from somewhere and he kept at his home for a long time, but he was not aware that it could explode because it was so rusted,” he said. “He was using it to work on his tractor, and separate the body from the engine, and unfortunately it exploded.”
Mr Rasy identified the two victims as Chhoeun Samorn, 32, the owner of the tractor who died, and Vath Sameth, 47, who was injured while standing near the victim during the work on the tractor.
“I think if the 60mm mortar shell was new, the victim would have recognised it for what it was and he would not use it for beating his tractor,” he said. “But it was very old and was nearly unrecognisable as a mortar shell.”
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50490571/m ... as-hammer/
May 17, 2018
One man died and another was injured on Tuesday after a 60mm mortar shell exploded in Banteay Meanchey province’s Preah Net Preah district.
Sin Rasy, military police chief of Preah Net Preah district, said yesterday that the two men lived next to each other and were using the old, rusty shell as a hammer to do work on a tractor.
“The dead man had the old mortar from somewhere and he kept at his home for a long time, but he was not aware that it could explode because it was so rusted,” he said. “He was using it to work on his tractor, and separate the body from the engine, and unfortunately it exploded.”
Mr Rasy identified the two victims as Chhoeun Samorn, 32, the owner of the tractor who died, and Vath Sameth, 47, who was injured while standing near the victim during the work on the tractor.
“I think if the 60mm mortar shell was new, the victim would have recognised it for what it was and he would not use it for beating his tractor,” he said. “But it was very old and was nearly unrecognisable as a mortar shell.”
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50490571/m ... as-hammer/
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Re: Man dies using mortar shell as hammer
I guess it separated the body from the engine..... good job.
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Re: Man dies using mortar shell as hammer
You couldn't make it up. Someone should compile all the stories such as this, include stuff from the PPP police blotter and make a potential best seller, comedy book!.
I remember the story of a lady who got fed up with thieves coming onto her property and robbing her. She went to the Russian market or similar where 20 something years ago you could buy AK's land mines etc. She bought some land mines to plant in her garden. Took a motodop taxi back home with the mines and somehow blew up both of them on the journey back.
I remember the story of a lady who got fed up with thieves coming onto her property and robbing her. She went to the Russian market or similar where 20 something years ago you could buy AK's land mines etc. She bought some land mines to plant in her garden. Took a motodop taxi back home with the mines and somehow blew up both of them on the journey back.
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Re: Man dies using mortar shell as hammer
Cmon there is nothing funny about this. Its goddam awful that this shit is still cursing the Cambodians to this day.
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Re: Man dies using mortar shell as hammer
What an idiot
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Re: Man dies using mortar shell as hammer
It was unrecognisable as a mortar shell, no idiocy, just poverty
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