Phnom Penh Wednesday, 08 December 2010
“For me, I don’t trust that bridge from now and for another 10 years.”
Diamond Bridge, the site of the deadly Nov. 22 festival stampede, re-opened to the public on Wednesday, just two weeks after a tragedy that shocked the country and left more than 350 dead.
After an opening ceremony led by Phnom Penh Governor Kep Chuktema, a group of monks from the city’s pagodas led a water blessing to clear the bridge of its misfortune.
About 100 people gathered for the ceremony, and when it was finished, they crossed the bridge to Diamond Island, the site of a commercial development that has struggled since the disaster.
“Today is a good day,” Kep Chuktema told reporters. “We’ve reopened the bridge in order to get more tourists to visit Phnom Penh. The Cambodian government intends to have the Diamond Center, because when this develops, Phnom Penh develops, and when the city develops, the Kingdom of Cambodia develops too.”
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After an opening ceremony led by Phnom Penh Governor Kep Chuktema, a group of monks from the city’s pagodas led a water blessing to clear the bridge of its misfortune.
About 100 people gathered for the ceremony, and when it was finished, they crossed the bridge to Diamond Island, the site of a commercial development that has struggled since the disaster.
“Today is a good day,” Kep Chuktema told reporters. “We’ve reopened the bridge in order to get more tourists to visit Phnom Penh. The Cambodian government intends to have the Diamond Center, because when this develops, Phnom Penh develops, and when the city develops, the Kingdom of Cambodia develops too.”
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