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Cambodian firearms destroyed under a European Union initiative

More than 5,000 firearms have been destroyed in a former stronghold of the Cambodia's notorious Khmer Rouge movement, in a major show of support for the government.

The north-western town of Pailin was one of the last refuges of the Khmer Rouge movement .

Presided over by Defense Minister Tea Banh and watched by 1,000 onlookers, the ceremony was part of a European Union-sponsored "flame of peace" campaign to curb the proliferation of small arms in Cambodia.

25/10/01 10:59:49 | ABC Radio Australia News

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