Saturday, April 23, 2011

Heavy weapons fire on the border between Thailand and Cambodia

Thai and Cambodian troops fired heavy weapons at the border Saturday, a day after the crash that left six soldiers dead, officials said on both sides. "The renewed fighting began at six in the morning with rifle fire and artillery shells mortar in the same area as Friday, about a group of disputed temple, said a Thai army spokesman in the region, Colonel Prawit Hookaew.

"We are negotiating to stop the fighting," he added. Phnom Penh confirmed new incidents. "The fighting started at 06:15 (23:15 GMT Friday)," said the spokesman of the Cambodian Ministry of Defence, Chhum Socheat, and stated that he was using heavy artillery. The soldiers of the two neighboring countries clashed over six hours on Friday, killing three soldiers killed in each field.

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