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struggle4progress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 09:52 PM
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Cambodian police shoot protesters in land dispute
Cambodian military police have shot dead five villagers who were protesting at their removal from disputed land in the kingdom's north-west and injured two others, officials and activists said.

Four protesters were killed instantly while a fifth died later in hospital.

Sok Sareth, the deputy governor overseeing security in Banteay Meanchey province, said that a court had given military police permission to clear an area where villagers were living that has been claimed by the village chief. <snip>

Nhem Sarath from local rights group ADHOC said more than 100 military police and police had tried to clear an area in Kbal Spean village where 218 families lived. <snip>

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200503/s1328604.htm
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pennylane100 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-22-05 12:58 AM
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1. Were these military police trained by the United States.
Shoot first and ask questions later.
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