PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's defence ministry said Thursday (May 2) a blistering heatwave roiling South-East Asia played a role in an ammunition explosion that killed 20 soldiers at an army base over the weekend.
The blast -- which destroyed an entire truck of munitions and levelled buildings -- also wounded several soldiers and at least one child in rural Kampong Speu province on Saturday.
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