Co-Rulers’ Feud Erupts Into Battle
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The feud between Cambodia’s co-rulers--First Prime Minister Prince Norodom Ranariddh and Second Prime Minister Hun Sen--erupted into a bloody gun battle between bodyguards loyal to each side, heightening fears in the already tense capital, Phnom Penh. With Khmer Rouge guerrilla leader Pol Pot on the run somewhere in the northern jungle, the violence in Phnom Penh could threaten a coalition government that has been unstable since the United Nations pieced it together in 1993.
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