‘All’ Preah Vihear tanks recalled to Phnom Penh area

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All tanks deployed to the Thai border in Preah Vihear have been ordered to return for repairs at bases around and near Phnom Penh, according to Defence Ministry spokesman Chhum Socheat.

“I don’t know where they went to in Phnom Penh, but they have orders to go for maintenance; all of the tanks on the front line,” Socheat said, adding they were destined for bases surrounding Phnom Penh and in Kampong Speu to the capital’s southwest.

Socheat denied the movements, which have been widely followed on social media, were in response to recent political developments. “People should be happy that they’re leaving the battlefield; it shows our country is in harmony,” he said. “Don’t worry about it.”

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