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Thu Jun-17-04 09:34 AM
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Drunk pair shot and beaten for public urination

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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (Reuters) - A little late night relief proved costly for two drunk Cambodians who were shot and beaten by security guards for urinating against a garage wall.

Police said Sun Sophat, 23, the son of a provincial governor, and Mao Visalvan, 31, incurred the wrath of the guards when they mistook the garage for a public toilet on the way home from a party on Monday night.

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Sun Sophat, who was shot in the leg, sustained serious but not life-threatening injuries. His friend Mao Visalvan is recovering after being beaten around the head, the police chief said.

Urinating in public is common in the deeply impoverished Southeast Asian nation because it lacks amenities.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=573&ncid=757&e=2&u=/nm/20040617/od_nm/urination_dc

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