Rocket blast injures soldiers near Cambodian PM's home

Statement by the state-owned TV network.

PHNOM PEHN (Reuters) - Rockets exploded on Sunday at a Cambodian military base near the prime minister's residence, state-run television said, and military officials said the incident was an accident.

Military and police officials said the explosion was caused by a fire started accidentally by a mechanic working on a truck at the base on the southern outskirts of the capital, Phnom Penh.

"A truck driver and his assistant were wounded, one of them seriously," TVK television said in a statement issued by the office of Prime Minister Hun Sen.

At least nine trucks were damaged in the fire.

"A number of rockets were accidentally fired from the truck," a military security guard told Reuters.

It was not known if the prime minister was at home when the explosions occurred.

Fire ignites rockets at Cambodian army base

Australian Network News

There've been several explosions among ammunition at a Cambodian military base near the prime minister's residence in the capital Phnom Penh.

Military officials say a fire was caused by a mechanic working on a truck at the base on the southern outskirts of the city.

At least nine trucks were damaged in the blaze and a truck driver and his assistant were wounded.

The military says the fire caused a number of rockets on one of the trucks to explode.