Two Khmer Rouge leaders surrender

Updated: 14:39, Monday, 1 February 1999

Two Khmer Rouge leaders, believed to be the main architects of the genocidal reign of terror in Cambodia in the 70s, have surrendered to the government.

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6.01 News: Two Khmer Rouge leaders surrender

Two Khmer Rouge leaders, who are believed to be the main architects of the

genocidal reign of terror in Cambodia in the 70s, have surrendered to the

government. They have said they wish to live as ordinary citizens.

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