Lawmaker of Sam Rainsy Party, Mu Sochua (C), walks near houses that were destroyed at the Borei Keila complex, a day after residents were evicted from it, in Phnom Penh January 4, 2012. Riot police officers and residents were injured in a face-off on January 3 when hundreds of armed authorities tried to evict families from their homes in Borei Keila in a long running dispute with a local real estate firm well-connected with the government. The firm, Phanimex, plans to convert the residential area into a commercial one. REUTERS/Samrang Pring (CAMBODIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
Published: 06-Jan-12
PHNOM PENH (AFP) - The United States on Thursday warned Cambodia about potential "instability" over land disputes, after a violent forced eviction this week sparked a series of protests and arrests.
Villagers threw bricks, logs and Molotov cocktails at police who fired back with tear gas, rubber bullets and stones during a clash on Tuesday when authorities demolished some 200 homes in a community in capital Phnom Penh.
At least 10 villagers have been detained following the violence, which saw at least 40 villagers and police injured, according to rights activists.
Dozens of villagers gathered outside the United States, French and British embassies on Thursday to seek their intervention.
Villagers threw bricks, logs and Molotov cocktails at police who fired back with tear gas, rubber bullets and stones during a clash on Tuesday when authorities demolished some 200 homes in a community in capital Phnom Penh.
At least 10 villagers have been detained following the violence, which saw at least 40 villagers and police injured, according to rights activists.
Dozens of villagers gathered outside the United States, French and British embassies on Thursday to seek their intervention.
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