26 September 2016

News Story: Cambodian court charges 8 "grenade blast" suspects with premeditated murder, attempted murder

PHNOM PENH, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- A Cambodian court has formally charged eight suspects, including three women, in a Phnom Penh grenade explosion earlier this month that left four people wounded, a court spokesman said on Saturday.

The suspects, five Cambodians and three Vietnamese, have been arrested this week after a thorough investigation by a National Police team.

Phnom Penh Municipal Court's spokesman Ly Sophanna said the Cambodian suspects were charged with a premeditated murder, as the Vietnamese suspects were charged with an attempted murder.

"The Court's Investigating Judge Nou Veasna decided to place them in a pre-trial detention," he told Xinhua.

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