Bodies in the Mekong River

Creator

Preview

Identifier

35160004316924

Creation Date

4-16-1970

Subject—Places

Vietnam; Cambodia

Subject—Topics

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Cambodia

Description

Phnom Penh: Passengers on a passing ferry look at bodies in the Mekong River near the village of Prek Tonleap about 45 miles southeast of here 4/16. A government spokesman said 4/16 hundreds of bodies floating in the Mekong River are apparently those of Vietnamese collaborators with the Viet Cong who were killed by angry Cambodians.

Format

BW Photograph, 8.5" x 11"

Source

United Press International

Series

Cambodia