Cambodia’s Defense Ministry says a huge explosion at a military base in the southwest that killed 20 soldiers and injured many others was an accident caused by a “technical issue” from the old and deg

The defence ministry said investigators believed the heatwave was a factor behind the old weapons detonating in Kampong Speu province last week.

A tragic explosion at a military base in southwestern Cambodia that resulted in the deaths of 20 soldiers and injuries to several others has been attributed to a technical issue related to old and degraded ammunition being moved.