A Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC)’s expert team has found another war-left US-made MK-82 aerial bomb in southeast Kampong Cham province, a mine clearance chief said.
CMAC’s director-general Heng Ratana said the MK-82 aerial bomb, weighing around 230kg, had been spotted while workers were digging a canal in Prey Chhor district. “This bomb has been buried more than four meters deep for over 50 years, but it remains in good condition,” he wrote on social media. He said the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) expert team safely removed and neutralised it on Tuesday.
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Source: The Star
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