Surin Rocked by BM-21 Rocket Barrage at Dawn on Fifth Day of Fighting

Rocket Lands on Thai Home: EOD Team Executes Safe Detonation

Picture courtesy of KhaoSod Yesterday, Police Major General Narongsak Promtha, Commander of Buriram Provincial Police, supervised the delicate operation of diffusing a BM-21 rocket in Ban Kruat district, Buriram, after it crashed through a local resident's roof. Fired by Cambodian forces during recent skirmishes, the rocket lodged itself deep under the floor of a house. The incident unfolded when the rocket struck the roof of 64-year-old…

EOD Police destroy BM-21 rocket embedded under Buriram house

EOD Police destroy BM-21 rocket embedded under Buriram houseLegacyYesterday, July 28, Police Major General Narongsak Promtha, Commander of Buriram Provincial Police, inspected the explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team as they handled a BM-21 rocket fired by Cambodian forces that landed in a resident’s home in Ban Kruat district, Buriram province. The rocket struck the roof of 64 year old Sengiam Tuprawon’s house, creating a roughly 40 centimetr…

Surin rocked by BM-21 rocket barrage at dawn on fifth day of fighting

Surin border shaken by dawn rocket barrage as fighting enters fifth day—locals report over 40 BM-21 shells in one village. SURIN, Thailand – Fighting intensified at the Thai-Cambodian border in Surin early Monday morning (July 28), entering its fifth consecutive day. The heaviest clashes were reported near the Ta Kwai Temple area. A news team on the ground in Bak Dai Subdistrict, Phanom Dong Rak District, found over 40 BM-21 rocket shells had fa…