Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) teams successfully destroyed a high-explosive warhead from a BM-21 rocket embedded in the road near a PTT gas station in Kantharalak district, Sisaket province. This area was previously targeted in a Cambodian rocket attack.
Since 2:00 PM today, EOD specialists began preparations to neutralize the buried explosive located on the road between Ban Nam Yen and Ban Phue, heading toward Khao Phra Wihan. The warhead was fired by Cambodian forces into a civilian area and buried less than one kilometer from the Ban Phue PTT gas station.
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Source: Pattaya Mail
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