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Friday 18 December 2009

A Cambodian wounded by Thai soldiers found alive after missing for 9 days

By Khmerization

A Cambodian logger shot and seriously wounded by Thai soldiers has been found alive, nine days after he was shot, reports Radio Free Asia.

Twenty one year-old Phal Sokha was wounded and his father-in-law, 55 year-old Plork Lai was killed in the shooting.

Mao Morn, chief of Bak Anlong commune, said Phal Sokha has been found by family members after he crawled for 9 days to reach the borders as his thighs hav been seriously wounded by the shooting. "He was found at O'Malou point on the Khmer-Thai borders. He was shot on the left side thigh, the wounds have been badly infected, infested with worms. He is very thin and very tired," Morn Mao said.

Phal Sokha said he crawled for nine days without any food and he survived only by drinking waters from the creeks along the ways before reaching the Cambodian borders. "The Thai soldiers shot a man and when I saw my uncle was shot I went to his aid and I was shot on the leg. I escaped to hide in the forest and crawled back home. It took me 9 days. I just got home yesterday. I didn't have anything to eat, just drinking water", he said.

On 4th December, a group of 13 loggers were shot at by the Thai soldiers, killing 2 people and seriously wounding one person. Since September, 5 Cambodian have been shot and killed by Thai soldiers along the borders.

In another incident, 13 Cambodian loggers had been surrounded and shot by about 20 Thai soldiers on 14th December and seriously wounding 32 year-old Him Ros. The incident happened in Tropeang Prasat district in Oddor Meanchey province.

Him Ros was seriously wounded on the thigh and he was rescued by forest rangers and was sent for treatment at Siem Reap Hospital.

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