Huge UXO stash found by farmer

16 September 2013
The Phnom Penh Post
Land / Landmines UXO and demining
Cambodia Mine Victims Information System (CMVIS) / Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) / Heng Ratana

A potato farmer who unearthed old bullets as he ploughed his field on Friday in Oddar Meanchey province discovered more than 500 pieces of unexploded ordnance, anti-mine officials said yesterday.

Farmer Hun Kren, 29, alerted authorities to the discovery in Banteay Ampil district, where Cambodian Mine Action Centre personnel found a hole containing a total of 501 mines, grenades, rockets and bullets. …

 Kim Sarom and Laignee Barron
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/huge-uxo-stash-found-farmer

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