Cambodia reclaims 258 looted antiquities from abroad in last five years, says official


PHNOM PENH, Sep 26 (Xinhua): Cambodia had reclaimed 258 looted antiquities from five countries in the last five years from 2017 to 2021, Long Ponnasirivath, secretary of state and spokesman of the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts has announced.

The reclaimed ancient artifacts included 33 from the United States, 71 from Japan, 110 from Hungary, 16 from Britain, and 28 from Thailand, he said.

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