The Cambodia Mine Action Center (CMAC) announced that thousands of unexploded ordnance from the Cambodian Civil War, which began in 1967 and ended in 1957, were found in the garden of Preah Mahak Yani Kosomak High School in Kratie province.
In the statement, it was stated that the school was temporarily closed as part of the collection of ammunition.
CAMBODIA CIVIL WAR
The Cambodian Civil War is a civil war between the forces of the Communist Party of Kampuchea, supported by North Vietnam and the Viet Cong, and government forces of the Kingdom of Cambodia, supported by the United States and South Vietnam.
It is estimated that around 310 thousand people died in the war, excluding civilians. (DHA)