Mon Jun 19, 2006
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - The U.S. Embassy in Cambodia mistakenly received a shipment of 140,000 bullets instead of the delivery of artworks it had ordered to decorate a new office, the embassy said Monday.
The mix-up was apparently caused by Thai Airways, which mislabeled the cargo, the embassy said in a statement. It said the bullets were intended for a destination in Finland, and had no connection to the U.S. government. Police said the rifle bullets did not include powder charges.
Cambodia's national police chief, Hok Lundy, said police did not feel there was any cause for concern over the error.
The cargo arrived at Phnom Penh International Airport on a June 7 flight from Thailand, and embassy officials picked it up that day, said Chhay Bunna, airport police chief.
Staff at the embassy opened the package the next day.
The embassy said it had been expecting a shipment of paintings to decorate its new USAID building, the U.S. Agency for International Developments.
"The shipment was immediately resealed and returned to Cambodian Customs," the embassy said in a statement.
Police said the bullets were flown out of Cambodia on Friday.
The mix-up was apparently caused by Thai Airways, which mislabeled the cargo, the embassy said in a statement. It said the bullets were intended for a destination in Finland, and had no connection to the U.S. government. Police said the rifle bullets did not include powder charges.
Cambodia's national police chief, Hok Lundy, said police did not feel there was any cause for concern over the error.
The cargo arrived at Phnom Penh International Airport on a June 7 flight from Thailand, and embassy officials picked it up that day, said Chhay Bunna, airport police chief.
Staff at the embassy opened the package the next day.
The embassy said it had been expecting a shipment of paintings to decorate its new USAID building, the U.S. Agency for International Developments.
"The shipment was immediately resealed and returned to Cambodian Customs," the embassy said in a statement.
Police said the bullets were flown out of Cambodia on Friday.
1 comment:
Please ship some more! I think Cambodian people will need it someday! These bullets are empty and HUN SEN the strong man of Cambodia scare empty bullets? I don't think so! What HUN SEN is really scare of is the Viet pussy! Why do you think that there are more Viet hookers in Cambodia than any other time in the whole Cambodian history?
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