Cambodia recovers war-left U.S. massive aerial bomb from riverbed in capital

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Cambodia recovers war-left U.S. massive aerial bomb from riverbed in capital

STORY: Cambodia recovers war-left U.S. massive aerial bomb from riverbed in capital DATELINE: May 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:24 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. Various of U.S.-made AN-M66 aerial bomb recovered from Chaktomuk River in Phnom Penh 2. Various of explosive remnants of war at a museum in Siem Reap province STORYLINE: A Cambodian Mine Action Center (CMAC)'s bomb expert team on Thursday safely removed a war-left unexploded AN-M66 aerial bomb from the Chaktomuk River in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, a mine clearance chief said. CMAC's director-general Heng Ratana said the U.S.-made bomb, weighing 2,000 pounds and containing roughly 1,000 pounds of explosives, was found when workers were cleaning up the riverbed near the Sokha Phnom Penh Hotel opposite to the Royal Palace. "CMAC bomb experts have closely worked with the Phnom Penh municipal authorities to transport this bomb to a safe area for CMAC's experts to take further action," he said. "If it was a case of e

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