Funeral held for 20 soldiers killed in munitions blast at Cambodian army base

Smoke rises above the base following the blast (Chim Sothea/AP)

A funeral has been held for 20 soldiers who died at an army base in south-western Cambodia in a huge explosion of stored munitions that also injured several others and damaged nearby houses.

There has been no public explanation of what caused the blast at the base in Kompong Speu province on Saturday, though there were no suggestions it was triggered deliberately.