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Well-wielded weapons overpower manpower

| Publication date 20 February 2017 | 11:59 ICT

Well-wielded weapons overpower manpower

Being outnumbered didn’t seem to hinder the confidence of three swordsmen arrested in Svay Rieng province on Friday following a complaint filed by their six victims.

Police say the three suspects were drinking at a restaurant on Wednesday when an argument started between them and a group of six other patrons.

The trio tailed the larger group when they left, then attacked them with swords, injuring four. Police have found two of the three slashers.

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