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Wednesday 17 October 2012

Chinese state councilor to accompany Sihanouk's coffin


In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Cambodian Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk is comforted by her son, Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni, front left, visit China's Beijing Hospital in Beijing, China to bring home the body of Cambodian former King Norodom Sihanouk, unseen, on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012. Sihanouk died Monday at age 89 of a heart attack in Beijing, where he had been receiving medical treatment since January for multiple ailments. His body will be flown back to Phnom Penh Wednesday. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Li Xueren)
PHNOM PENH (Cambodia Herald) - Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo will accompany the coffin of the late King Father Norodom Sihanouk back to Cambodia on Wednesday, Xinhua News Agency reported.

The report said the announcement was made early Wednesday morning by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei.

The flight carrying the body of the former king as well as Queen Mother Monineath, King Norodom Sihamoni and Prime Minister Hun Sen is expected to arrive in Phnom Penh from Beijing on Wednesday afternoon.

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