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France Tries Cambodian Ex-PM's Guards Over 1997 Massacre

Sam Rainsy, now in exile, was the presumed target of the grenade attack (Credit: AFP)

Two ex-bodyguards for former Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen go on trial in absentia in France on Wednesday, charged over a 1997 grenade attack on a leading opposition figure.

Several grenades detonated on March 30, 1997 during an opposition rally of around 200 people in Phnom Penh denouncing state corruption. At least 16 people were killed and 150 injured.

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