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Cambodia protests Thai soldiers shooting of Cambodian women+

PHNOM PENH, Dec. 18 Kyodo - Cambodia has sent a letter of protest against Thai soldiers who shot five Cambodian women, leaving one dead at the scene.

The protest note sent to the Thai government, a copy seen by the media on Thursday, said “The Royal Government of Cambodia strongly protests against the barbarian acts committed by the Thai solders, which obviously violate humanitarian principles.”

In the note dated Wednesday, Cambodia also asked the Thai authorities to stop these “atrocious acts against innocent Cambodian people” and “respect the recent agreements” by the leaders of the two countries.

The note said that on Dec. 9, five Cambodian women -- a mother, her two daughters and two other women living in O’smach district in Cambodia’s northwestern province Uddor Meanche -- crossed into Thai territory without knowledge of the borderline to collect wild mushrooms and cassava.

While collecting the products, the 55-year old mother, Horn Chem, was shot dead by Thai soldiers. Her two daughters and the two other women fled back into Cambodia, it said.

In the note, Cambodia requested the Thai authorities to conduct a thorough investigation into the incident and bring the offenders to justice.

Koy Kuong, a spokesman for Cambodia’s Foreign Ministry, told Kyodo News that since early this year, five Cambodians were shot dead by Thai soldiers, including the latest death.

==Kyodo