Cambodian forest defenders killed after confronting illegal loggers

Three-person team reported to have been attacked by government forces while patrolling in the Keo Seima wildlife conservation sanctuarySoldiers in an area of north-eastern Cambodia where illicit logging and smuggling are rife are reported to have killed a forest protection ranger, a military police officer and a conservation worker in apparent retaliation for their seizure of equipment from illegal loggers, officials have said.Keo Sopheak, a senior environmental official in Mondulkiri province,