Original report from Phnom Penh
30 June 2009
A truck full of rockets exploded at a military facility near the home of Prime Minister Hun Sen Sunday, injuring at least two of the premier’s bodyguards, officials said.
The office of the prime minister issued a statement saying a driver of the truck and an assistant had been hurt in a series of blasts near the residence, in Kandal district outside Phnom Penh, and an investigation into its cause was underway.
Gen. Hing Bunheang, chief of Hun Sen’s bodyguard unit, told VOA Khmer Monday mechanic had accidentally lit a fire, which ignited the rockets and damaged a total of five vehicles.
Om Yentieng, a senior adviser to Hun Sen, confirmed the explosion had occurred and said the cause of the blast came from within the compound.
The explosion, which occurred around 7:30 pm, frightened nearby residents.
One woman who asked not to be named said she heard the blast and thought at first it had come from a truck tire, but then subsequent explosions continued for 20 minutes. Her father warned her they were rocket explosions.
“Some people brought their motorcycles and cars inside their homes and closed the doors, because they were afraid of the rockets,” said the woman, who lives 3 kilometers from the facility.
At that distance, military police and police blocked National Road 21, allowing only emergency vehicles to pass. An ambulance, fire trucks and a demining truck from the Cambodian Mine Action Committee were seen driving toward the site.
The office of the prime minister issued a statement saying a driver of the truck and an assistant had been hurt in a series of blasts near the residence, in Kandal district outside Phnom Penh, and an investigation into its cause was underway.
Gen. Hing Bunheang, chief of Hun Sen’s bodyguard unit, told VOA Khmer Monday mechanic had accidentally lit a fire, which ignited the rockets and damaged a total of five vehicles.
Om Yentieng, a senior adviser to Hun Sen, confirmed the explosion had occurred and said the cause of the blast came from within the compound.
The explosion, which occurred around 7:30 pm, frightened nearby residents.
One woman who asked not to be named said she heard the blast and thought at first it had come from a truck tire, but then subsequent explosions continued for 20 minutes. Her father warned her they were rocket explosions.
“Some people brought their motorcycles and cars inside their homes and closed the doors, because they were afraid of the rockets,” said the woman, who lives 3 kilometers from the facility.
At that distance, military police and police blocked National Road 21, allowing only emergency vehicles to pass. An ambulance, fire trucks and a demining truck from the Cambodian Mine Action Committee were seen driving toward the site.
9 comments:
Why don't used flash-light instead of using lighter dumbass? What a stupidity....
Don't you have a flash-light handy? why used lighter next to gas leaking? stupid fuck!
hun sen will be fucked.
his days are counted,
Don't believe the cpp member explaination! Since when they have told the truth?
According to my psychic experience the Hun Sen day draws near the end. This time the explosion of the rockets near his villa. But, next time will hit his villa.
next time move the truck inside the house first before litting up the fuse. just joking samdech Akka moha sena.
How about stuck one in the empty eye socket and then try to fire it?
Dear Khmer Sisters and Brothers,
Please stop cursing Hun Sen, at least he is a Khmer and has experiences in battle fields; we need him to lead the Cambodian troops to fight against aggressors (Siem).
It means, we have to do the right thing in the right time.
This time, all Khmers have to be in solidarity and union.
hey lauk bong mechanic, there are lots of openings for your kind of skills (or rather, lack of it) in Iraq & Afgha.
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