Dancing and throwing knives: in Cambodia, shamans cast a spell on the commander of the Thai army (2 photos + 1 video)
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Today, 04:32
Shamans in Cambodia performed a special ritual for the death of the commander of the Second Military Region of the ground forces of Thailand, Lieutenant General Bunsin Phatklang. 
Men in Brahmin robes and women in red danced ritual dances, hit with sharp tridents and throwing knives at a photo of the Thai general. Shamans pronounced curses against Phatklang.
As the publication specifies, it was "an elaborate ceremony with symbolic violence." The action ends with the burning of Bunsin Phatklang's photo.
Journalists note that after this ritual, rumors about the commander's death were spread on social networks, but the general himself stated that he was alive and on the front lines.
Cambodia, according to him, wanted to undermine the morale of Thai soldiers and spread fake news about the murder. For this, fake photos of Thai soldiers holding his photo with the word "RIP" were made.
"I am still here fighting alongside Thai soldiers on the Thai-Cambodia border. I will continue to defend the country's sovereignty until the situation improves and the people of Thailand are completely safe," Nation Thailand quotes him as saying.
