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Between 1975 and 1978,about 17,000 men,
women, children and infants (including nine westerners), detained and tortured
at S-21 prison (now Tuol Sleng Museum), were transported to the extermination to
death to avoid wasting precious bullets.
The remains of 8985 people, many of whom were bound and blindfolded, were
exhumed in 1980 from mass graves in this one-time long an orchard; 43 of the 129
communal graves here have been left untouched. Fragment of Human bone and bits
of cloth are scattered around the disinterred pits. Over 8000 skulls, arranged
by sex, are visible behind the clear glass panels of the Memoral Stupa, which
was erected in 1988.
The Killing Fields of Choeung Ek are 15 km from Central Phnom Penh. To get
there, take Monireth Blvd south-westward out of the city from the Dang Kor
Market bus depot. The site is 8.5 km from the bridge near 271 St. A memorial
ceremony is held annually at Choeung Ek on 9 May.
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Source: Ministry
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