4 wounded in war-left bomb explosion in NW Cambodia

Four people were seriously wounded when an old unexploded bomb went off in northwestern Cambodia, the National Police reported on Thursday.

The blast happened in Veal Veng district of Pursat province late Wednesday afternoon when they picked up the unknown bomb from a nearby forest and brought it to play at home.

“The bomb exploded while they hurled it several times, leaving four people seriously injured,” the National Police said, adding that all of the victims are males, aged between 10 and 22 years.

In full: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-08/13/c_139288042.htm

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