Phnom Penh Post - Grudge gets explosive in Kampong Speu
Saturday went out with a bang for a household in Kampong Speu province’s Prey Romduol commune when a bomb was thrown at their house by a man trying to settle a grudge.
Police say the home’s owner had just finished his dinner and was preparing to sleep when a rival drove by and chucked an explosive that damaged a motorbike and the roof.
Thankfully, no one was injured and cops are looking for the rival who hurled the hand grenade.
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