killing fields

We also went to visit the killing fields, Choeung EK Memorial, which is 15 km from the city. During the short reign of Khmer Rouge, between 1-2.5 million Cambodians perished. Many of the dead ended up in various killing fields that can be found scattered across the country. The killing fields were ad-hoc, places of execution and dumping grounds for dead bodies. The memorial at Choeung EK is the site of the brutal executions of more than 17,000 men, women and children, most of whom suffered through interrogation, torture and deprivation of the S-21 prison. We were very surprised to see pieces of bones and clothing protruding from the ground even though much effort has been put in to collect these articles.