Alleged rosewood loggers shot dead by Thai troops
Three Cambodians were shot and killed early on Saturday morning after engaging in a firefight while illegally logging along the Thai border, officials said yesterday. The three are believed to have been shot after crossing from Battambang’s Samlot district into Thai territory while logging luxury rosewood... “The loggers were encountered by Thai patrollers while cutting timber in Thailand, and they opened fire at the Thai side first after being asked to stop cutting. However, Thai patrollers fired back and killed them, and one Thai patroller was injured too,” Sokha said...
