Embassy set alight in soap star protest

Demonstrators looted and set fire to the Thai Embassy in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh today when police allowed a protest against a soap star to get out of control.

Embassy set alight in soap star protest
Wed, 29 Jan, 2003 - 13:32

Demonstrators looted and set fire to the Thai Embassy in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh today when police allowed a protest against a soap star to get out of control.

They were protesting against a Thai TV star whom they believed had accused Cambodia of stealing the famous Angkor Wat temple from Thailand. She has denied making any such comment.

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