Saturday, February 5, 2011

Border dispute: firefight between Thailand and Cambodia

On the border between Thailand and Cambodia provide the soldiers of both countries a firefight. The clashes had begun a few hours and were still in progress, reported the Thai Lieutenant General Thawatchai Samutsakorn, commander in the region. There were no reports of injuries. Cause of the dispute is a simmering controversy for years to the area on Cambodian territory.

In the center of the area is Prasat Preah Vihear, a 900 year old Hindu temple of the Khmer. Both Southeast Asian countries claim the Terroritorium.

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