Tragedy struck a rural village in northwestern Cambodia when a rocket-propelled grenade, believed to be more than 25 years old, detonated near the homes of two young cousins, a 2-year-old girl, and a 2-year-old boy. The incident occurred in Siem Reap province's Svay Leu district, an area that witnessed intense fighting in the 1980s and 1990s between Cambodian government forces and Khmer Rouge rebels.
The victims, Muo Lisa and Thum Yen, were playing near their homes in the remote village of Kranhuong while their parents were working on the farm. Unfortunately, the toddlers stumbled upon the unexploded ordnance, resulting in the tragic explosion. Experts from the Cambodian Mine Action Center later confirmed that the device was a rocket-propelled grenade.
