Cambodia bomb divers remove war-era live explosive from river

Issued on: 24/05/2015 - 14:08

A dive team trained to rid Cambodia’s waterways and rivers of unexploded ordinance – or UXO – completed its first mission this week, removing a 225kg US-made bomb from the Mekong River.

Allen Tan (right), the country head of the Golden West Humanitarian Foundation, greets the CMAC dive team prior to the mission. Robert Carmichael

By: Robert Carmichael

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