Cambodians flee as blast at munitions dump causes panic

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A nighttime blast at an arms depot in northern Cambodia triggered an hours-long spray of shells and bullets yesterday, killing up to six people and injuring a dozen others, officials and witnesses said.

"People were fleeing the town in panic," said Kry Chamroeun, a TV station employee in the northwestern provincial town of Battambang. "I was asleep when there was a loud explosion. I came out of my house and saw a raging flame on the horizon."

The explosion occurred about 2:30am at an ammunition depot about 2km outside Battambang, Deputy Police Chief Pen Rithy said.

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