PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - An anti-government figure was shot dead in the Cambodian capital on Sunday, at a time of rising political tension between Prime Minister Hun Sen and an opposition hoping to challenge his grip on power in elections as soon as next year.
Kem Ley, the head of a grassroots advocacy group, "Khmer for Khmer" was shot three times in a store at a gas station in Phnom Penh, police said.
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