Backpackers' deaths: Ex-Khmer Rouge chief arrested

A former Khmer Rouge military commander was arrested today for the 1994 abduction and murder of three Western backpackers in southern Cambodia.

Backpackers' deaths: Ex-Khmer Rouge chief arrested
Wed, 22 May, 2002 - 18:42

A former Khmer Rouge military commander was arrested today for the 1994 abduction and murder of three Western backpackers in southern Cambodia.

Major General Sam Bith was arrested in the northwest province of Battambang, Major General Sok Phal of the Interior Ministry said.

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