War-left U.S. aerial bombs still pose threats to Cambodian people: academic
STORY: War-left U.S. aerial bombs still pose threats to Cambodian people: academic
DATELINE: May 8, 2022
LENGTH: 0:01:54
LOCATION: Phnom Penh
CATEGORY: POLITICS/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
3. SOUNDBITE (English): JOSEPH MATTHEWS, Senior professor at the BELTEI International University in Phnom Penh
STORYLINE:
A Cambodian academic on Saturday said Cambodia is still suffering from the United States' unexploded ordnance and landmines, which are the legacy of the U.S.-Vietnam war 50 years ago.
SOUNDBITE (English): JOSEPH MATTHEWS, Senior professor at the BELTEI International University in Phnom Penh
"Every day, somewhere in Cambodia, poor people are becoming the victims of these unexploded ordnance and landmines. Most of the victims are farmers, laborers, and children accidentally stepping on these landmines in fields, forests, and abandoned buildings.
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