Residents of six villages in Baan Khao Lueng of Loei’s Wang Saphung district called on the government yesterday to maintain peace and order after a group of some 20 armed and camouflaged men destroyed a barrier set up to protect the communities from the operations of the Tungkum gold-mining company.

“We demand that police bring the perpetrators to justice,” the residents said in a statement.

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