Teenage girl shot dead in Cambodia land protest
Security forces in Cambodia have shot dead a 15-year-old girl who was taking part in a land protest. She was demonstrating against the development of a rubber plantation on farmland in eastern Kratie province. Authorities say local residents, armed with axes and crossbows, would not vacate the area. … The Associated Press news agency says Wednesday’s clashes involved 400 members of the security forces and about 200 villagers. Authorities say the land in question is owned by the government, but activists argue villagers have been farming the land for many years and have nowhere else to go if it is developed by a private company. …
