Villagers shoot slingshots in land dispute battle
A bloody slingshot battle broke out in Kompong Speu province yesterday when villagers who have sold their land to a private company defended the firm’s machinery as it attempted to bulldoze the homes of neighbors who have refused to sell. The dispute, in Thpong district’s Ya Ang commune, saw at least four people injured, according to villagers and officials. A day earlier, one teenage boy had his collarbone broken when the villagers, who were allegedly set against each other by CT Mart Company, came to blows, according to Satya village chief Suos Morn. …
Ben Sokhean
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