CMAC destroys Khmer Rouge cache of 4,500 munitions in Kampong Speu
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(Phnom Penh Post) Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) officers on February 8 destroyed a mix of almost 4,500 munitions discovered by a farmer in Trapaing Chor commune’s Chheu Teal Chrum village of Kampong Speu province’s Oral district.
Deputy district police chief Morm An told The Post that CMAC officers had destroyed the 4,449 items safely without causing any disturbance to local people.
“CMAC took these munitions for destruction. If they had not, some of them may have exploded. They posed a considerable threat to people,” he added.