PHNOM PENH - THREE Cambodian de-miners were killed in a blast as
they were handling an unexploded shell left over from decades of civil
war, an official said on Sunday.
The accident occurred in the western province of Kampong
Speu on Saturday when explosive powder in the ordnance was accidentally
sparked, Heng Rattana, director general of the Cambodian Mine Action
Centre, told AFP.
He said the trio tried to run away 'but could not escape before the explosion'.
Because of bad weather, the men had been trying to store the
shell so that it could be destroyed the following day, Heng Rattana
said.
'The three men had more than ten years' experience of working in the field.
One of them is a supervisor,' he added. 'When there is just one error, we are in danger.' -- AFP
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