Two Shot at Thai Border

[geovalin]

Two Cambodian men who illegally entered Thailand from Battambang province on Saturday were shot by Thai soldiers on their return that evening, but both managed to make it back early Sunday and were subsequently sent to hospital for medical treatment. According to police, both men crossed the border on Saturday morning through a secondary border checkpoint in Phnom Proek district’s Pech Chenda commune.
 

Major Colonel Saret Viset, the deputy district police chief in charge of criminal investigations, told Khmer Times they were shot after attempting to cross back into Cambodia at about 6pm on Saturday. He said the first man, Sun Vanne, was shot in the left shoulder, but escaped and arrived in Cambodia at about 2am on Sunday. The second man, Long Sarim, was shot in three places and arrived about eight hours later.
 

One bullet lodged in his waist, a second grazed his ring finger and the third grazed his ribs, Maj. Col. Viset said, adding that the men had recovered slightly. “They [victims] told us that they illegally crossed the border and didn’t have any documents. They tried to hide why they crossed the border,” he said, adding that he also asked his Thai counterpart about the shooting.

 

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[SOTIRIOS]

....'purpose of visit'....???

[soc]

2 hours ago, SOTIRIOS said:

....'purpose of visit'....???

…to see their Thai girlfriends, maybe?

[visarunner]

Welcome to ASEAN.

 

[bangon04]

it does make it sound as though they were shot in the back while running away.... Maybe it was Thai special forces - or maybe the Thai soldiers had been watching too much YouTube of US police force tactics...