Rocks and knives, though not traditional tools of the building trade, became the implements of choice for construction workers in Sihanoukville after a brawl broke out at a birthday on Tuesday.

The five men got into a drunken argument which escalated quickly into a fight involving a blade and rocks.

Police intervened to stop the fracas but not before two of the combatants were seriously injured.

Three men were sent to court, two to the hospital.

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