Battambang farmer unearths 250-pound US bomb, as UK assesses demining funding

13 May 2025
The Phnom Penh Post
Government / Land
Cambodia Mine Action Centre (CMAC) / Cambodian Mine Action Authority (CMAA)

HALO Trust Cambodia responded to an unusual Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) call-out over the weekend, when a farmer excavating his land in Battambang province’s Samlout district discovered a Mk81 bomb. …

 Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/battambang-farmer-unearths-250-pound-us-bomb

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