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| Vendors tear down their stalls around Phnom Penh's Olympic Stadium on Friday, pushed out by plans to build offices for the National Olympic Committee. (Photo: by Heng Reaksmey) |
Phnom Penh Friday, 22 October 2010
“In Pol Pot's regime, we had three days to evacuate Phnom Penh. Right now, the Cambodian regime is crueler than Pol Pot.” - Hak Kim Heang, a clothing seller
More than 100 police cleared out vendor stalls surrounding the Olympic Stadium in Phnom Penh on Friday, blocking off the main roads and carrying shields and electric batons to push out those reluctant to go.
Some vendors appeared to have little time to carry their goods from the stalls, leaving behind clothes, shoes, belts and other merchandise as they dismantled their metal-roofed shops.
Other vendors shouted at the police, angry because they said they had been given notice only the day before they would have to leave.
“In Pol Pot's regime, we had three days to evacuate Phnom Penh,” said Hak Kim Heang, a clothing seller. “Right now, the Cambodian regime is crueler than Pol Pot.”
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Some vendors appeared to have little time to carry their goods from the stalls, leaving behind clothes, shoes, belts and other merchandise as they dismantled their metal-roofed shops.
Other vendors shouted at the police, angry because they said they had been given notice only the day before they would have to leave.
“In Pol Pot's regime, we had three days to evacuate Phnom Penh,” said Hak Kim Heang, a clothing seller. “Right now, the Cambodian regime is crueler than Pol Pot.”
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