Preah Sihanouk Provincial Television reported on August 2 that Heng Ratana, Director General of the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC), said experts found bomb fragments at Ta Moan Sen Chey Pagoda and concluded that the Thai Air Force had recently used an F-16 fighter jet to drop MK-82 bombs on the pagoda.
CMAC experts found the fragments that day during a safety inspection at Ta Moan Sen Chey Pagoda in Taham village, Kork Mon commune, Banteay Ampil district, Oddar Meanchey province.
Heng Ratana said the MK-82 bombs weighed about 250 kilograms each and were fitted with GBU-12 Paveway II guidance kits.
He said the fragments came from two bombs bearing serial numbers 22002788 and 22002794, both manufactured in January 2023.
Heng Ratana said, “Let’s wait and see whether the Thai side continues to mislead the public at home and abroad by claiming that the bombs dropped in the pagoda area were left over from the 1970–1973 war.”
Reporter: Nget Pisan
Responsible editor: Zhao Yi
