Article 1Q2WE Pokémon Go players banned from Cambodia genocide museum

Pokémon Go players banned from Cambodia genocide museum

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Associated Press in Phnom Penh
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Director of Tuol Sleng museum bans game after players pursued characters around the former Khmer Rouge torture centre

Poki(C)mon Go has caused distress in Cambodia, where some players have been chasing its virtual characters around a genocide museum that was a torture centre in the 1970s.

The director of the Tuol Sleng genocide museum, Chhay Visoth, said on Wednesday that he had put up signs at the site's entrance and inside banning the game, which made its Cambodian debut last weekend. He has also asked his staff to watch out for anyone playing it.

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