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...Khmer Rouge, whose genocidal rule of Cambodia from 1975 to 1978 invited the invasion of Vietnamese troops, really attacked the capital, Phnom Penh? Had Prime Minister Hun Sen been forced to flee to Viet Nam? Was Battambang, the country's second largest city, truly "burning brightly," as Khmer Rouge radio claimed? Amid the welter of conflicting reports coming out of Cambodia last week, all that seemed clear was that the level of hostilities was growing. The Khmer Rouge, one of three resistance groups fighting the Hun Sen regime, did toss six grenades in downtown Phnom Penh -- though without frightening away...
...communist resistance forces of Prince Norodom Sihanouk, allies of the Khmer Rouge, said they launched a series of grenade attacks on Phnom Penh between Dec. 5 and 10, wounding 16 Vietnamese and two Cambodian policemen...
...Thai military intelligence officer, speaking on condition of anonymity, said yesterday that "The Khmer Rouge are clearly...moving deeper and deeper. They want to sabotage the credibility of the government...
...Khmer Rouge said earlier they had attacked and set ablaze the second-largest city, Battambang, on Friday and Saturday. A Western diplomat in Thailand confirmed that Battambang was attacked but said "the effect was more psychological than strategic...
...Khmer Rouge broadcast said resistance forces lobbed five grenades Saturday into the center of Phnom Penh near the office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party, killing or wounding some Vietnamese and "lackey puppets...