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Eighteen recovered Khmer objects handed to Cambodia’s embassy

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Eighteen recovered Khmer objects handed to Cambodia’s embassy
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On 30 October 2026, London's Metropolitan Police handed 18 Khmer cultural objects to the Cambodian Embassy, after recovering them in November 2025. The group includes stone sculptures, bronze ritual objects and jewellery fragments. As of the 8 November report, onward transport to Cambodia was still to be arranged. Photo: the handover ceremony and objects, Royal Embassy of Cambodia in London.

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