Phnom Penh Post - Bomb link rejected
Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong has rejected an Australian newspaper report
that the chemicals used in the Bangkok New Year's Eve bombings originated in Cambodia,
DPA reported on January 23.
His comments came after an Australian newspaper wrote that a Thai official had said
the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) terrorist group had bought chemicals in Cambodia to make
the bombs for the explosions that killed three and injured at least 40 people.
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