Cops, protesters clash in Bavet

The border town of Bavet in Svay Rieng province was again roiled by unrest and alleged violence yesterday after police used fire hoses to disperse a crowd of striking garment workers, arresting 58 of them in the morning only to release them in the afternoon.

About 8,000 workers protested in front of the Tai Seng Special Economic Zone yesterday, throwing water bottles and chunks of ice at police, who responded with concentrated jets from four fire hoses, said Chea Oddom, provincial representative of the Cambodian Union for the Movement of Workers. …

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