20 soldiers killed in army base blast

An ammunition explosion has claimed the lives of 20 soldiers and destroyed mutliple buildings at a Cambodian military base, according to Prime Minister Hun Manet.

Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet on Saturday said 20 soldiers were killed in an ammunition blast at a military base in Kampong Speu province, west of the capital Phnom Penh.

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“I am deeply shocked to receive the news of the ammunition explosion incident,” Hun Manet said in a statement on Facebook and expressed his “deepest condolences” to the families of those killed.

Cambodia’s military said a “warehouse ammunition explosion” had destroyed a truck fully loaded with weaponry. Four buildings have been destroyed.

In full: https://www.dw.com/en/cambodia-20-soldiers-killed-in-army-base-blast/a-68938911

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