P01752.001 Accession Number: P01752.001

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Samrong district, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia, 1993. Typical terrain in which land mines and minefields were laid in Cambodia in the time of the Khmer Rouge regime. As a demonstration, a mine is visible in the centre of the picture. At this time, Mine Clearance Training Units (MCTUs) serving with the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) were running courses in mine identification, minefield marking and mine clearance for the local people.

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Accession Number
P01752.001
Photographer
D Lark
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Colour
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright

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