PHNOM PENH, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian political analyst Kem Ley was shot dead on Sunday near a gas station in Phnom Penh, local media reported.
"The victim was Kem Ley," Heang Sareth, deputy police chief of Chamkarmon district, was quoted as saying by the Fresh News service.
He said police had arrested a suspect and seized a pistol soon after the shooting.
It was too early to determine the motive of the crime as investigation was underway.
