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Bou Meng, Rare Survivor of Khmer Rouge Torture House, Dies at 85

New York Times 1 min read 21 hours ago

Saved by his ability to paint, he was one of only a handful of prisoners to make it out of the brutal prison Tuol Sleng.
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