Extensive police forces were deployed to detain the 290 foreign nationals in Sihanoukville. - National police
PHNOM PENH: Following a violent riot which led to extensive damage to the premises of a Chinese-owned company in Preah Sihanoukville, authorities have detained 290 South Asian nationals on suspicion of breaching the kingdom’s immigration laws.
The arrests followed fighting between groups of Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Nepalese workers and their Chinese colleagues, on the night of Oct 4 and into the following morning, said a National Police statement released on Tuesday (Oct 7) morning. The flashpoint for the confrontation was not disclosed.
