20 Cambodian soldiers killed in ammunition base explosion

Twenty Cambodian soldiers have been killed in an ammunition explosion at an army basein Kampong Speu province, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said on Saturday.
The army said that an entire truck of munitions had exploded. Manet said thathe expressed his "deepest condolences" to the families of those killed.It was not immediately clear what had caused the explosion.
An office building as well as nearby barracks were destroyed, with 25 nearby homes also battered by the resulting explosion. He had ordered the defense minister and the commander-in-chief of Royal Cambodian Armed Forces to urgently arrange funerals for the soldiers who died.