Local media report multiple devices
On February 10, an alert patron at the Golden Crown Casino in Poipet, Cambodia, notified security officers when he spotted a suspicious Styrofoam box outside a men’s restroom. His precaution could have saved lives. Security personnel then summoned members of the Cambodian Mine Action Center, who safely detonated a live explosive device attached to a timer.
After the bomb was exploded, police ordered the evacuation of the casino and surrounding areas, according to CalvinAyre.com. Some local media reported that officers detained a man for questioning. Other reports contended that police found five explosive devices on the property.
It’s not the first such incident at the Golden Crown, reported the website. In 2002, several bombs went off at the casino, while others were detected before they could go off. While a surveillance camera captured images of two men planting one of the bombs, the suspects were never apprehended and their motive in the crime was unclear.
Golden Crown is a property of Senator Kok An of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party, an advisor to Prime Minister Hun Sen and one of the country’s wealthiest people.
