Grenade

Grenade event in Cambodia on Wed 5th August 2026

5th August 2026

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Six Dead in Pursat After a Suspect Threw a Grenade at the Officers Who Came to Arrest Him

A man threw a grenade at the police and village guards who came to arrest him on drug and domestic violence allegations in Veal Veng district, Pursat province, on Wednesday evening, killing five of them and himself. Another village guard was seriously wounded.

According to a preliminary police account, officers responded to a report about the man, who threatened them when they arrived and detonated the grenade as they attempted to detain him. The dead include the Thmor Da commune police chief and three village guards. Authorities initially reported five dead and two wounded, then raised the toll to six after one of the wounded, a police officer, died on the way to hospital.

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