Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday condemned a US Embassy statement on chemical bombs found in Svay Rieng province, describing it as an “insult” to Cambodians and a distortion of facts. The US Embassy posted the statement on its Facebook page on Thursday, saying the Cambodian Mine Action Authority had known about the presence of the tear gas bombs in Svay Rieng province for many years.

 

Though the use of tear gas is controversial, clear procedures exist by which to dispose of it, and there is no evidence linking it to long-term health problems or birth defects, the embassy said. “We regret ongoing efforts to politicise this humanitarian issue. The United States believes we should all work together to clear explosive remnants of war in Cambodia and throughout the world,” the embassy said, adding the US also takes seriously its responsibility to address its own war legacies and is always willing to consider sincere requests for assistance.

 

Addressing workers at a meeting on Koh Pich yesterday, Mr Hun Sen said it was frustrating the US Embassy was dismissing the severity of the bombs in Svay Rieng province. He said the bombs used by the US in the Indochina wars were not simply tear gas.

 

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The  gas  from chillies is  a daily  gourmet hazard  in SEA  for many !

Why  not  raise  concerns  about  rubber  bullets,  dirty  bombs  etc?

Oh  yes,  different  territory !