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The Australian national killed last week in an explosion on a military base in Kampong Speu province was not a demining trainer as initially reported, but a tourist visiting the base to shoot weapons. Sam Sak, chief of the provincial penal police bureau, said after the incident on Thursday afternoon that the Australian man killed at the ACO tank headquarters in Phnom Sruoch district’s Moha Saing commune was a demining trainer.

 

The killed Australian trainer was identified as Aarou Sweeibu, 40. A Royal Cambodian Armed Forces officer also killed in the explosion was named as Lieutenant Colonel Kuy Mok, 52. Another Australian injured was identified as Dra Dvey, 41. Two other Cambodian military officers – Long Vuthy, 50, and Sok Sarith, 48 – also sustained injuries.

 

Mr Sak and Defence Ministry spokesman General Chhum Sucheat initially reported that the killed Australian was at the base training officers in mine clearance. But Australian officials have since contradicted the reports and the provincial governor, and Gen Sucheat, revised their claims.

 

read more http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50114652/australians-killed-injured-on-military-base-were-tourists/

 

 
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