29 November 2010
BBC News
Cambodia's prime minister says no one will be punished over a festival stampede in which 351 people died.
"The incident that happened was the responsibility of the government," said Hun Sen, describing it as "a historical lesson that we must remember".
The country's worst tragedy in decades happened last Monday when revellers at the annual water festival panicked on an overcrowded bridge.
Some people were crushed, while others fell into the river and drowned.
The majority of victims were women, and questions have been raised over who is to blame for the disaster.
Hun Sen said that no state officials were responsible, and described calls for senior government figures to step down as politically motivated.
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