Cambodia CPP forces walk into FUNCINPEC stronghold
(16 Jul 1997) T, I: 10:09:33 More than 1, 000 troops of the National Armed Forces walked into the FUNCINPEC stronghold of Srey Snam on Tuesday (16, 7) after meeting virtually no resistance from the royalists. Several T55 tanks and heavily armed soldiers loyal to the Cambodia s People Party (CPP) reached the headquarters of RCAF Division 3 in Srey Snam village about 50 kms northwest of Siem Reap town. Local villagers said that soldiers of the third division had left in a hurry earlier in the day after several rockets fired by the national armed forces hit the area leaving three civilians dead and one injured. Upon reaching Division 3 HQ soldiers began shooting at Funcinpec and Division 3 signs and began looting the premises. Soldiers were seen trying on clothing items left behind by the fleeing Royalist soldiers and throwing a portrait of King Sihanouk on the ground a sign of great disrespect for his majesty and the monarchy. SHOWS: SREY SNAM, CAMBODI
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