A decades-old rocket-propelled grenade kills 2 toddlers who found it in the Cambodian countryside
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A rocket-propelled grenade believed to be more than 25 years old killed two cousins, a girl and a boy both 2 years old, when it blew up Saturday near their homes in rural northwestern Cambodia, officials said.
Cambodia grenade blast kills two toddlers
Two Cambodian toddlers died when a rocket-propelled grenade believed buried since the country's civil war blew up near their homes, an official said Sunday.
Decades-old grenade kills two toddlers in rural Cambodia
A rocket-propelled grenade believed to be more than 25 years old killed two cousins, a girl and a boy both 2 years old, when it blew up Saturday near their homes in rural northwestern Cambodia, officials said.
2 Toddlers Killed After Decades-Old Grenade Explodes by Their Home: ‘They Should Not Have Died Like This’
Two 2-year-old cousins were killed by a grenade that detonated in a rural region of Cambodia that was previously plagued with conflict. The decades-old explosive killed the toddlers, one boy and one girl,
2 Cambodian toddlers die after buried grenade explodes
The tragedy, over 25 years after the civil war ended, came after the nation had to partially suspend demining operations when the US halted funding.
Cambodian toddlers killed by grenade buried since civil war
The province's Svay Leu district was once a battle site for Cambodian government soldiers and Khmer Rouge fighters in the 1980s and 1990s. Parents of Muo Lisa and her cousin, Thum Yen, were reportedly working at a far when the toddlers came across the grenade and it detonated.
Two children killed by a rocket-propelled grenade blast in Cambodia
Two Cambodian toddlers died when a rocket-propelled grenade believed buried since the country's civil war blew up near their homes, an official said Sunday. The explosion happened on Saturday in a remote village in northwestern Siem Reap province that was once a battle site for Cambodian government soldiers and Khmer Rouge fighters in the 1980s and 1990s.
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