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Cambodia’s Phnom Penh Falls as Khmer Rouge Enter City
Thousands of troops flood Phnom Penh with women soldiers and boy militiamen amid a swift Khmer Rouge takeover. Officials fear executions and mass punishment while civilians flee, and foreign reporters face detainment and threats during the hospital seizure and early chaos.
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Phnom Penh
le Phnom
Khmer Rouge
Monivong Boulevard
Monivong
United States
Dith Pran
New York Times
Jon Swain
Sunday Times of London
Alan Rockoff
Saran
Preah Keth Mealea