Cambodia marks 69th anniversary of Independence Day

Balloons are released at the Independence Monument during a ceremony marking Cambodia's 69th Independence Day celebrations in Phnom Penh. - AFP

PHNOM PENH (Xinhua): Cambodia on Wednesday celebrated the 69th anniversary of its independence from France in an hour-long ceremony held at the Independence Monument here in the capital.

King Norodom Sihamoni, accompanied by Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen and other government officials, laid a wreath and lit the ceremonial victory fire inside the Independence Monument to symbolise the country's independence.