A Chinese national has been arrested in Phnom Penh on charges of kidnapping and terrorism after a police raid on his house ended violently
- From: Chim <ChimS1@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 01:34:29 -0800 (PST)
Police raid ends suspected kidnapping
Written by Vong Sokheng
Monday, 22 December 2008
A CHINESE national has been arrested in Phnom Penh on charges of
kidnapping and terrorism after a police raid on his house ended
violently on Sunday.
Hour Ming, 33, was suspected of kidnapping Seang Yuohour, a 34-year-
old Chinese woman, who was believed to be held hostage for 13 hours in
his house in Tuol Kork district before police broke into the property,
Mork Hong, chief of the Tuol Kork District Police, told the Post
Sunday.
After a standoff with police in which Hour Ming threatened to set off
fake explosives, the kidnapper slashed the victim's right cheek and
stabbed himself in the chest.
"We don't have all the information yet because the case is still under
investigation," Mork Hong said, adding that both the suspect and the
victim were currently being treated for wounds in Kosmak Hospital.
Mork Hong said that the Phnom Penh Municipal Police and Anti-Terrorist
police of the Ministry of Interior now had control over the case, but
Khieu Sopheak, spokesman of the Ministry of Interior, told the Post
that he had not received any information about the case as of Sunday.
According to local officials, police had surrounded the house since
6pm Saturday night and arrested the kidnapper early Sunday morning,
enabling them to rescue the victim.
Mork Hong said the kidnapper had told police he would set off a bomb
with his mobile phone if police tried to break into the house, but it
was revealed later that the explosives were really milk cans.
An official at the Chinese embassy in Phnom Penh told the Post Sunday
that he had no information about the incident.
.
- Prev by Date: Cambodian officials bet their farms: "I still see luxury cars carrying government number plates parked outside slot machine clubs. The cars clearly belong to senior officials," SRP Son Chhay said
- Next by Date: Heang Rithy, president of the Cambodian National Research Organisation, said the opposition will never depose the ruling CPP because it has failed to understand the law
- Previous by thread: Cambodian officials bet their farms: "I still see luxury cars carrying government number plates parked outside slot machine clubs. The cars clearly belong to senior officials," SRP Son Chhay said
- Next by thread: Heang Rithy, president of the Cambodian National Research Organisation, said the opposition will never depose the ruling CPP because it has failed to understand the law
- Index(es):
Relevant Pages
|
