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Rebels seize Britons

Sunday 17 January 1993 19:02 EST
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Phnom Penh (Reuter) - At least four British peace- keepers have been taken hostage by Khmer Rouge guerrillas in north-west Kompong Chnnang province, UN sources said yesterday. The men, part of a United Nations observer team in Cambodia were abducted while on a routine maritime naval reconnaissance along the Sen River, the sources said.

An official UN source confirmed the hostage taking and said: 'During the first 24 hours we don't want to attract too much attention.' Another source added: 'There are at least four (peace-keepers).'

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