Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Cambodia's Diamond Bridge Reopened After Stampede Tragedy

PHNOM PENH, Dec 8 (Bernama) -- Cambodia's diamond bridge at the Diamond Island is re-opened on Wednesday after over two weeks of closure since the stampede tragedy on Nov 22 that killed 353 people, China's Xinhua news agency reported.

A Buddhist ceremony was held on Wednesday morning with monks chanting and praying for happiness.

Kep Chuktema, governor of Phnom Penh Municipality, and the owner of the Diamond Island, Pung Kheav Se, participated in the ceremony at the foot of the bridge.

Five monks have walked through the bridge by spraying holy water to the bridge in order to drive away back luck and bring in good luck for traffic.
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