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http://www.canada.com/national/story.html?id=d938c1e8-1384-4fc3-975a-0138eee26378


Canadian Press
June 16, 2005

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia --

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The hostage crisis unfolded at Cambodia's tourism hub of Siem Reap, near its famed Angkor temples and home to many expatriates, and quickly drew concern from governments around the region amid reports of up to 15 nationalities among the hostages, including Japanese, Australian and American.

The attackers' motives were not immediately clear."


1,404 posted on 06/16/2005 3:34:34 AM PDT by Cindy
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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,159726,00.html

"Boy Killed in Cambodia School Standoff"
Thursday, June 16, 2005
AP

FOX News CountryWatch: Cambodia

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "SIEM REAP, Cambodia — Masked gunmen seized dozens of children at an international school Thursday in northwestern Cambodia (search), killing a 3-year-old Canadian boy with a shot to the head before police rescued the hostages, authorities said."

ARTICLE SNIPPET#2: "Police initially said there were six attackers, but later put the number at four. They said the hostage takers were 22 to 25 years old, and were from the southeastern province of Kandal. Witnesses said one of the attackers lay wounded on the ground after the siege had ended.

The children, most of them aged 2 to 6, come from a variety of countries, including the United States, Italy, Japan, Britain and Australia.

Khieu Kanharith described the boy who was shot as a 3-year-old Canadian. Embassy officials could not immediately confirm that, but a witness who knew the child also identified him as Canadian."


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