Cambodia soldiers rescue kidnapped Chinese national from gang


PHNOM PENH, July 7 (dpa): Cambodian soldiers have rescued a kidnapped Chinese national after swooping on an alleged extortion gang in the coastal city of Sihanoukville.

The operation, overseen by the local court and involving 30 military personnel, netted seven suspects, who were also Chinese nationals, according to a report on Tuesday by the Khmer Press.

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