Two Cambodian loggers were injured by Thai soldiers who opened fire at them on Dec 10, The Phnom Penh Post reported.
They were in a group of 17 loggers who had illegally crossed the border into Thailand from Oddar Meanchey province under cover of darkness when they encountered a Thai patrol, according to Brig Gen Men Leu, chief of the provincial police department.

All the loggers managed to flee back into the Cambodian soil, but two of them sustained gunshot wounds, he added.

The two injured loggers were treated for their injuries at the provincial hospital last night and were in stable condition.

Major Sok Rith, deputy chief of the district police, said the men had likely been hired by local timber traders to log Siamese rosewood, which can fetch sky-high sums when sold on to Chinese and Vietnamese buyers.

“Our police have educated the villagers about not crossing the borders to cut trees in Thailand . . . but some of them don’t listen to us,” Rith said.

So far this year, eight people have allegedly been killed by Thai security forces after entering Thailand illegally to log rosewood while a further 20 have been reported injured, according to local rights group Adhoc.

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