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Workers injured in Cambodia clashes Cambodia garment workers injured in clashes with police
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Several injured as police open fire on protesting garment workers in Phnom Penh, Cambodia Police have opened fire on striking Cambodian garment workers, injuring several of them.
More to follow. Police fired shots on Friday after the workers blocked a road south of the capital, Phnom Penh, and clashed with the police, eyewitnesses said.
The textile workers have been protesting and demanding the minimum wage be doubled.
Cambodia has around 500,000 workers in the garment industry - a key source of income for the country.
The workers have been striking for the past few weeks, demanding a minimum wage of $160 (£97) a month. The government has offered an increase to around $100 (£60).
Chan Soveth, an activist from rights group Adhoc, told AFP news agency that security forces "used rifles and other things to crack down on the strikers" at Friday's protest.
Military police spokesman Kheng Tito told AFP that the police cracked down on protesters after nine policemen were injured in the clashes.
Two protesters had been arrested, he added.