PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (CNN) -- Cambodia's strongman Hun Sen on Thursday denied that his bloody takeover last weekend was a coup, and said his ousted co-premier was free to return but would have to stand trial for what he said were crimes.
Meanwhile, the U.S. embassy in Phnom Penh joined with other countries helping interested citizens evacuate the Southeast Asian country.
Also Thursday, the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) declared at an emergency meeting in Kuala Lumpur that it still recognized ousted First Prime Minister Prince as Cambodia's co-premier and postponed Cambodia's membership into the regional group.