WORLD : Vietnam in Final Cambodia Pullout
Thousands of Cambodians threw Vietnamese troops flowers today as Hanoi began a pledged final withdrawal from an 11-year war against resistance forces its superior firepower could not suppress.
In the government-organized ceremony, vehicles carrying thousands of soldiers bearing rifles rumbled out of this northwestern province after a band played pop music. A commander waved flowers in the lead.
Vietnam says it is conducting a six-day withdrawal of its last 26,000 troops from Siem Reap and several other areas of the country. But opposing guerrilla forces charge that Vietnam is faking the troop movement and actually hiding and disguising its troops.
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