Cambodia warns Thai cluster munitions pose danger to troops and civilians

Cambodia’s national mine clearance authority has warned that unexploded cluster munitions fired by the Thai military into Cambodian territory are posing a severe risk to both soldiers and civilians, as they could detonate at any time.

Heng Ratana, director general of the Cambodian Mine Action Centre, wrote on his Facebook page on Tuesday that during the recent five-day war, Thai forces used 115-millimetre artillery shells and M46 cluster munitions. He said the bomblets from these weapons could land in trees, on rooftops, on the ground, underground or in water.

The authority said each shell contains 56 M46 bomblets. CMAC teams have found these explosives in several parts of Cambodia and are clearing them to ensure public safety.

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