F ourteen Cambodians held for piracy after a seabattle are members of the armed
forces, Thai provincial officials said on Monday.
The Cambodians are
accused of boarding Thai trawlers on the maritime border of the two countries
southwest of the Thai island Koh Kut to commit robberies.
Thai navy
gunboats came to the rescue and a fight ensued with the Thai trawlers getting
caught in the crossfire. Two of them sank along with one Cambodian vessel. -
Reuters