2024-04-29 21:30:09
A massive explosion occurred at a military base in southwestern Cambodia, killing 20 soldiers, wounding others, and damaging nearby homes.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet announced that “an ammunition explosion occurred at a base located in the Kampong Speu province in the southwest of the country,” adding: “He felt a deep shock” when he received the news of the explosion that occurred in the Kampong Speu province, and he ordered compensation to be paid to the families of the victims. “.
“The cause of the explosion has not yet been determined, but local media expected that high temperatures were the cause, and the ammunition explosion led to the destruction of four buildings and also caused damage to homes in nearby villages.”
The Guardian newspaper suggested, “The high temperature was likely the cause of the huge ammunition explosion at a military base in western Cambodia.”
According to the newspaper: “Cambodia, like many countries in the region, is suffering from an intense heat wave, as the province where the explosion occurred recorded a high temperature of 39 degrees Celsius.”
In March 2005, an explosion in a weapons depot in the northwestern town of Battambang unleashed a barrage of shells and bullets that continued for hours, killing at least 6 people and sending local residents into panic.
Last updated: April 28, 2024 – 10:31
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