4 Chinese Arrested for Illegally Drilling Ancient Rock at Angkor Wat

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4 Chinese Arrested for Illegally Drilling Ancient Rock at Angkor Wat

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A very strange story.
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Siem Reap: The heritage police and Apsara authority arrested 4 Chinese men who were drilling ancient rocks at 9 am, on May 6, at the west in front of Angkor Wat temple, Tropeang Ses villa, Sangkat Kor Chork, Siem Reap.

According to local media, the Chinese thought that there was some value minerals inside the rock that they might discover by drilling. So they sneaked into Angkor Wat grounds with their equipment and started to drill the rock without asking permission from any authority.

The tourist police said that the Chinese men were arrested and taken to the Apsara authority for questioning. They were released after getting reeducated and signing an agreement not to start drilling again.
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Re: 4 Chinese Arrested for Illegally Drilling Ancient Rock at Angkor Wat

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Sexy dancing at Angkor...jail time. Drilling ancient stones at site, warning. Check.
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the Chinese thought that there was some value minerals inside the rock that they might discover by drilling
The real reason for the Chinese invasion: mine Angkor!
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Is that a spectrometer he is holding in the 2nd photo?
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Angkor (Wat), moi!
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drilling for soil samples to determine what type of foundations are required for their future casino at that location
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This is when one needs mob justice.
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the putinbots sure do get in quick
thru shit to more shit
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I think that scares the shit out of the sheepbots
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They just marking points for the big blue fence that'll be put up soon!
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