An injured garment worker is helped by his colleagues after clashes broke out during a protest in Phnom Penh, Jan. 3, 2014.
PHNOM PENH - In Cambodia, three people died and others were wounded Friday when police opened fire on a demonstration in Phnom Penh where garment workers are demanding higher wages.
Witnesses say police fired assault rifles at the protesters after they blocked a road and hurled stones at police.
The incident is the latest in a string of clashes between demonstrators and security forces.
On Thursday, at least 20 people, including 15 monks, were wounded in a crackdown on striking garment workers after a special military unit was called in to clear the demonstrators.
Cambodian Protesters Clash With Police
1/9A woman cries as she waits to hear news about relatives after an explosion at the Zasyadko coal mine in Donetsk, Ukraine. Seventeen workers were confirmed dead and 16 are still missing.
2/9A worker carrying a metal rod reacts after clashes broke out during a protest in Phnom Penh, Jan. 3, 2014.
3/9Workers are detained by riot police officers after clashes broke out during a protest in Phnom Penh, Jan. 3, 2014.
4/9An injured garment worker is helped by his colleagues after clashes broke out during a protest in Phnom Penh, Jan. 3, 2014.
5/9Garment workers hold gas bombs duing clashes with police in Phnom Penh, Jan. 3, 2014.
6/9Cambodian garment workers run as they escape for safety in front of a factory of Yak Jin in Kambol village on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014.
7/9Police with riot gear gather near striking garment workers in Phnom Penh, Jan. 2, 2014. (VOA Khmer)
8/9Striking garment workers are seen in front of police in Phnom Penh, Jan. 2, 2014. (VOA Khmer)
