Samurai swords, students and a love triangle: a blotter trifecta! Police sent three Phnom Penh youngsters to the hospital on Monday after a sword-induced motorbike accident.

The young men began an epic battle, while still driving, over their shared love of the same young woman. Drawing samurai swords, the group began attacking one another before – unsurprisingly – crashing their bikes.

No arrests have been made yet but they have been warned of the dangers of swords. A lecture on the dangers of love is forthcoming. Deum Ampil