Police in Phnom Penh’s Por Sen Chey district arrested a 25-year-old man after breaking up a gang fight that broke out at a dance held at a pagoda on Monday.

According to police, the suspect touched a woman’s hand, drawing the ire of her boyfriend.

The two parties assembled their respective crews and resorted to fighting with axes and rocks.

Residents called the police who only managed to arrest one suspect, who was sent to court while authorities search for the others.

KAMPUCHEA THMEY