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. I str

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

CAMBODIA-PHNOM PENH-WAR-LEFT AERIAL BOMB

CAMBODIA-PHNOM PENH-WAR-LEFT AERIAL BOMB

(220506) -- PHNOM PENH, May 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 5, 2022 shows a war-left aerial bomb recovered from the Chaktomuk River in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia. An expert team of the Cambodian Mine Action Center (CMAC) on Thursday safely removed the AN-M66 aerial bomb from the Chaktomuk River in Phnom Penh. (CMAC/Handout via Xinhua)