Armed men injured a British man

Wednesday 15 July 2009
By P.B.
Cambodge Soir Hebdo
Translated from French by Tola Ek
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Seriously injured by bullets on 12 July at 1:40AM during an assault in front of his house in Phnom Penh, the man was taken to the Calmette Hospital emergency.

The three assailants, who arrived on the incident location on motorcycles, shot a bullet in the victim’s chest and another in his back before robbing his motorcycle. The English teacher of a private school arrived late at his home located in Tuol Tumpoung, Chamcar Mon district, with his Cambodian girlfriend.

The 39-year-old expatriate was immediately taken to the Calmette Hospital emergency for medical care. The cops are pursuing their investigation to identify the assailants.

Princess Eugenie rescued after attack in Cambodia

Princess Eugenie is on a gap-year trip

Monday, May 04, 2009

LONDON (AFP) — Thieves tried to rob Queen Elizabeth II's 19-year-old granddaughter, Princess Eugenie, and her friends while they were travelling in Cambodia, the Sun newspaper has reported.

Royal protection officers had to intervene to protect the princess, the youngest daughter of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, when a thief tried to steal her friend's purse as they walked through Phnom Penh one night, the Sun said.

The two officers tackled the thief but were pelted with stones by another man, forcing them to let him go and focus on getting the princess to safety. They also managed to retrieve the purse.

The Sun said it was the first time in ten years that protection officers have stopped a direct threat to a member of the royal family.