Thai Officer Injured in Shootout with Cambodian Illegal Loggers
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Thai Officer Injured in Shootout with Cambodian Illegal Loggers
Source: Xinhua| 2020-10-28 22:52:15
BANGKOK, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Thai army-trained rangers and forestry officials on Wednesday exchanged gunfire with a group of Cambodian lumberjacks in a border area of northeastern Thailand, a government official said.
Five Cambodians, two of whom were suspected to be army soldiers, had allegedly trespassed Thai territory and poached timber in Huay Sala wildlife sanctuary in Phu Sing district of Sisaket province, according to Sathit Phanthumat, head of the sanctuary.
A Thai army officer, namely Lt. Sivathep Boonlom, was injured during the shoot-out, which briefly occurred in Thai territory about 200 meters from the Thai-Cambodian border, Sathit said.
The Thai authorities arrested one of the five Cambodians and seized an AK-47 rifle, a chainsaw and 35 pieces of ironwood, allegedly cut by the Cambodians from the felled trees in the sanctuary area, he said.
The four other Cambodians managed to flee across the border into the Cambodian territory, he said.
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BANGKOK, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Thai army-trained rangers and forestry officials on Wednesday exchanged gunfire with a group of Cambodian lumberjacks in a border area of northeastern Thailand, a government official said.
Five Cambodians, two of whom were suspected to be army soldiers, had allegedly trespassed Thai territory and poached timber in Huay Sala wildlife sanctuary in Phu Sing district of Sisaket province, according to Sathit Phanthumat, head of the sanctuary.
A Thai army officer, namely Lt. Sivathep Boonlom, was injured during the shoot-out, which briefly occurred in Thai territory about 200 meters from the Thai-Cambodian border, Sathit said.
The Thai authorities arrested one of the five Cambodians and seized an AK-47 rifle, a chainsaw and 35 pieces of ironwood, allegedly cut by the Cambodians from the felled trees in the sanctuary area, he said.
The four other Cambodians managed to flee across the border into the Cambodian territory, he said.
- Xinhua
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Re: Thai Officer Injured in Shootout with Cambodian Illegal Loggers
Any excuseCEOCambodiaNews wrote: ↑Thu Oct 29, 2020 12:05 am
exchanged gunfire with a group of Cambodian lumberjacks
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Re: Thai Officer Injured in Shootout with Cambodian Illegal Loggers
Lol. It says "Cambodian" lumberjacks, not Canadian lumberjacks. You are watching too much Monty Python.SternAAlbifrons wrote: ↑Thu Oct 29, 2020 9:12 pmAny excuseCEOCambodiaNews wrote: ↑Thu Oct 29, 2020 12:05 am
exchanged gunfire with a group of Cambodian lumberjacks
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I can only dream, AM
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