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Tanks Pour Into Phnom Penh as Opposition Leader Returns

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Aug 17, 2013
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Tanks, armored personnel carriers and mounted rocket launchers Thursday were driven on massive trucks up Cambodia's Highway 4 from the deep-water port of Sihanoukville towards Phnom Penh, adding to the tension that is gripping the capital.

Asked what the heavy weapons might be used for, Defense Minister Tea Banh was quoted as saying, apparently facetiou…

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