Beating on Sisowath follows Foreigner Bag Snatching

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Phnom Penh: On July 20, a 29 year old man, Kim Vannak, got beaten by locals after he failed to snatch a bag from an unidentified foreigner on Preah Sisowath street/ street 118, Sangkat Psar Kandal, Phnom Penh.

The police said that before the incident, the victim was walking along the riverside at Sisowath, near the corner of St 118. Suddenly, two suspects rode up on their motorbike, and attempted to snatch a bag from the victim, but they were unable to get the bag. The thief on the back, who was in charge of snatching the bag, then fell off the motorbike. He was set upon by angry local people who beat him up. The other bag snatcher took off with the bike in a hurry before they could rough him up too.

After the incident, the police took the suspect to the police post for questioning.
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No honor among thieves :-)
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Good to see some sweet revenge to these snatchers
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CEOCambodiaNews wrote: ↑Fri Jul 20, 2018 3:33 pm Image
Phnom Penh: On July 20, a 29 year old man, Kim Vannak, got beaten by locals after he failed to snatch a bag from an unidentified foreigner on Preah Sisowath street/ street 118, Sangkat Psar Kandal, Phnom Penh.

The police said that before the incident, the victim was walking along the riverside at Sisowath, near the corner of St 118. Suddenly, two suspects rode up on their motorbike, and attempted to snatch a bag from the victim, but they were unable to get the bag. The thief on the back, who was in charge of snatching the bag, then fell off the motorbike. He was set upon by angry local people who beat him up. The other bag snatcher took off with the bike in a hurry before they could rough him up too.

After the incident, the police took the suspect to the police post for questioning.
These scams targeting foreigners will be the death of tourism in SEA.
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Bag snatching is not a scam.
Silence, exile, and cunning.
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Beerinthemorning wrote: ↑Fri Jul 20, 2018 3:52 pmThese scams targeting foreigners will be the death of tourism in SEA.

Never. Numbers more than doubled, crime increasing, they keep coming
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that genius wrote: ↑Fri Jul 20, 2018 5:30 pm
Beerinthemorning wrote: ↑Fri Jul 20, 2018 3:52 pmThese scams targeting foreigners will be the death of tourism in SEA.

Never. Numbers more than doubled, crime increasing, they keep coming
Agreed. Still very safe compared to say King's Cross.....
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He doesn't look like he got a good beating at all unfortunately
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