Thai soldiers secure the entrance of a temporary military base close to the border with Cambodia on October 16. A Thai soldier who sustained shrapnel wounds to the head during a firefight with Cambodian troops along their disputed border died on Tuesday, the doctor treating him said. (AFP/Nicolas Asfouri)Tuesday, October 21, 2008
BANGKOK (AFP) – A Thai soldier who sustained shrapnel wounds to the head during a firefight with Cambodian troops along their disputed border died on Tuesday, the doctor treating him said.
Boonyarit Khanti, 40, had been in a coma since October 15, when gunfire erupted on patches of disputed land near Cambodia's ancient Preah Vihear temple, a UN heritage site at the centre of long-standing bilateral tensions.
"He died (Tuesday morning) from sudden kidney failure, which was one of the complications," said Monchai Wiwatanasithipong, a doctor at Suppasithiprasong Hospital in northeast Ubon Ratchathani province.
Two Cambodian soldiers died during the shoot-out, while a third died a day later of smoke inhalation and illness which authorities said was linked to the clashes.
Six Thai soldiers were also injured.
Tensions between Cambodia and Thailand flared in July when Preah Vihear was awarded UN World Heritage status, rekindling long-simmering tensions over ownership of land surrounding the temple.
Boonyarit Khanti, 40, had been in a coma since October 15, when gunfire erupted on patches of disputed land near Cambodia's ancient Preah Vihear temple, a UN heritage site at the centre of long-standing bilateral tensions.
"He died (Tuesday morning) from sudden kidney failure, which was one of the complications," said Monchai Wiwatanasithipong, a doctor at Suppasithiprasong Hospital in northeast Ubon Ratchathani province.
Two Cambodian soldiers died during the shoot-out, while a third died a day later of smoke inhalation and illness which authorities said was linked to the clashes.
Six Thai soldiers were also injured.
Tensions between Cambodia and Thailand flared in July when Preah Vihear was awarded UN World Heritage status, rekindling long-simmering tensions over ownership of land surrounding the temple.
3 comments:
the price of war......
SOME TRUTH ABOUT THAI CASAULTY:
Thai Military has banned their local and foreign reporters from approaching Thai-Cambodia conflicted areas to cover the events taking place at the border.
Actually, some reports from the battlefields confirmed by Khmer local villagers and army officers revealed that MORE THAN 20 Thai troops died instantly during the last week attack with the Khmer soldiers; and about 30 injured.
Khmer soldiers confirmed that they even helped the Thais to remove their dead soldiers from the Khmer land.
So, NOT ONLY ONE THAI SOLDIER DIED. MORE DEAD THAI SOLDIERS ARE HIDDEN BY THE THAI GIOVERNMENT AND MILITARY.
WC
What would thai/dog honor their dead, hero or invader? LOL.
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