Monday, May 1, 1972
Cambodia Forces In 5-Hr. Fight
PHNOM PENH (AP) --Cambodian troops defending the besieged provincial capital of Svay Rieng, 68 miles southeast of here, fought a five-hour battle three miles north of the city in which at least five Cambodian soldiers were wounded, the Cambodian high command reported Saturday night.Communist casualties, a high command spokesman said, were not known. Two hours after the battle ended Svay Rieng, which has been under siege for a week, was hit by a single Soviet-made 122mm rocket, which did no damage, the spokesman said.He added that one Cambodian soldier was killed and four wounded during a clash Saturday morning north of Prey Veng, another province capital 29 miles southeast of Phnom Penh, which has likewise been under siege for a week.Communist casualties were not known, the spokesman said.For most of the past week, the high command had termed the situation at both cities as "serious.""Cambodia Forces in 5-Hr. Fight", by (AP), published in the Pacific Stars and Stripes on Monday, May 1, 1972 and reprinted from European and Pacific Stars and Stripes, a Department of Defense publication copyright, 2002 European and Pacific Stars and Stripes.