Siege at police station, Kandal

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Siege at police station, Kandal

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OK so its not real big news, just another day at the office. But what amused me was that this guy who was arrested after a minor traffic accident was able to run around the police station, find three AK47s (apparently with loaded magazines) and start shooting at the cops. Really? It's almost like we are living in some tin-pot third world country here....oh wait.....
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lagrange wrote: Sun Jan 03, 2021 9:40 am OK so its not real big news, just another day at the office. But what amused me was that this guy who was arrested after a minor traffic accident was able to run around the police station, find three AK47s (apparently with loaded magazines) and start shooting at the cops. Really? It's almost like we are living in some tin-pot third world country here....oh wait.....
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Aren't they supposed to hand him the the 3 AK47s & take a photo? 8)
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Cambodia News (Kandal): On January 2, 2021, Sompov Pon police surrounded and arrested a man who fired gunshots against the police in Koh Thom district, Kandal.

After driving a car into an electrical pole, a car driver was detained by police to sort out the problem of compensation. While being questioned, the suspect ran into a room at the police station and locked it. At 6 pm, the suspect took a gun from inside the room to shoot at the police 7 times, but nobody was injured. After that, the police surrounded the area and arrested the suspect at 10 pm.

The suspect was identified as Pov Heng, a 26-year-old man, a delivery man who lived in Saang district, Kandal. According to the police chief, the suspect tested positive for drugs.

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When i been in police stations the guns been standing open in the chiefs office where he talked to us. I dont know if they had live rounds in them as well but i could have grabbed one easily.
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CEOCambodiaNews wrote: Sun Jan 03, 2021 3:24 pm Image
Cambodia News (Kandal): On January 2, 2021, Sompov Pon police surrounded and arrested a man who fired gunshots against the police in Koh Thom district, Kandal.

After driving a car into an electrical pole, a car driver was detained by police to sort out the problem of compensation. While being questioned, the suspect ran into a room at the police station and locked it. At 6 pm, the suspect took a gun from inside the room to shoot at the police 7 times, but nobody was injured. After that, the police surrounded the area and arrested the suspect at 10 pm.

The suspect was identified as Pov Heng, a 26-year-old man, a delivery man who lived in Saang district, Kandal. According to the police chief, the suspect tested positive for drugs.

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They are saying he stole 3 AKs? I'm surprised there isn't a mug shot of him with a rifle in each hand and one stored in a flap somewhere.

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John Bingham wrote: Mon Jan 04, 2021 12:01 am They are saying he stole 3 AKs? I'm surprised there isn't a mug shot of him with a rifle in each hand and one stored in a flap somewhere.
Disturbing :chin:
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Yobbo wrote: Mon Jan 04, 2021 12:11 am
John Bingham wrote: Mon Jan 04, 2021 12:01 am They are saying he stole 3 AKs? I'm surprised there isn't a mug shot of him with a rifle in each hand and one stored in a flap somewhere.
Disturbing :chin:
I still can't figure out the '3 AKs' bit. Wouldn't one be enough? Did they only have a couple of rounds each in their mags? Very strange scenario.
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