Three dead in crackdown on Cambodian strike: Police

At least three people were killed when security forces opened fire on striking Cambodian garment workers in the capital on Friday, a senior police officer said.

Cambodian police officers are seen at a street during a protest of garment workers in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 03 January 2014. (AAP)

"Three people died and two were injured," Phnom Penh deputy police commissioner Chuon Narin told AFP.