Cambodia PM sends troops to Vietnam border to shoot down drones

Hun Sen warns of 'action' as deployment comes ahead of elections next month

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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen attends an event at the Cambodian People's Party headquarters in Phnom Penh on June 28, 2022. (File photo by AP) 

SHAUN TURTON, Contributing writer

PHNOM PENH -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered troops be sent to the eastern border with Vietnam after unidentified drones were spotted flying in his country's territory.

Speaking Wednesday, Hun Sen said he would award $200,000 to any military unit able to shoot down a drone, several of which have reportedly been flying into Cambodia in recent days.

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