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	The clash comes against a backdrop of growing public protests against the kingdom&#39;s long-ruling Prime Minister Hun Sen.</div>
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	Police fired warning shots in the air and then fired at the protesters, leaving at least three people injured, the photographer saw.</div>
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	It is the latest in a series of violent clashes between security forces and textile workers demanding higher wages.</div>
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	The incident happened after thousands of workers blocked the road in front of factories and later faced off with security personnel in the Veng Sreng area of Phnom Penh.</div>
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Cambodian police open fire on protesters, several wounded

PHNOM PENH - Cambodian police opened fire on protesting garment workers on the outskirts of the capital Phnom Penh on Friday, leaving several people wounded, according to an AFP photographer.