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Phnom Penh - Cambodian and Thai soldiers exchanged fire early Sunday 20 kilometres from a disputed ancient temple site on Cambodia's northern border, a Defence Ministry spokesman said.
General Chhum Socheat told the German Press Agency dpa that the clash occurred on the morning that Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong was visiting the 11th-century Preah Vihear temple.
Chhum Socheat said Thai soldiers had crossed 200 metres into Cambodian territory near an abandoned village 20 kilometres from the temple when they encountered Cambodian soldiers.
'When they saw our soldiers they shot at them, and after [our soldiers] shot back there was no more fighting,' he said, adding that the Thai troops subsequently withdrew.
Chhum Socheat said none of the Cambodian soldiers were injured or killed, but he had no information on whether Thai troops had suffered casualties.
He said he did not expect further fighting since senior officers on both sides had since spoken with each other.
'Now it's quiet, they solved the problem by telephone,' he said.
Late Sunday the Foreign Ministry said Hor Namhong was unaware during his visit that the clash had taken place, and had since returned to Phnom Penh.
The relationship between the two nations has been tense for more than a year with sporadic clashes between troops near the disputed area surrounding the temple. Much of the border between the two countries has yet to be demarcated.
Diplomatic relations worsened markedly in October when Cambodia appointed Thailand's fugitive ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra as a government adviser.
General Chhum Socheat told the German Press Agency dpa that the clash occurred on the morning that Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong was visiting the 11th-century Preah Vihear temple.
Chhum Socheat said Thai soldiers had crossed 200 metres into Cambodian territory near an abandoned village 20 kilometres from the temple when they encountered Cambodian soldiers.
'When they saw our soldiers they shot at them, and after [our soldiers] shot back there was no more fighting,' he said, adding that the Thai troops subsequently withdrew.
Chhum Socheat said none of the Cambodian soldiers were injured or killed, but he had no information on whether Thai troops had suffered casualties.
He said he did not expect further fighting since senior officers on both sides had since spoken with each other.
'Now it's quiet, they solved the problem by telephone,' he said.
Late Sunday the Foreign Ministry said Hor Namhong was unaware during his visit that the clash had taken place, and had since returned to Phnom Penh.
The relationship between the two nations has been tense for more than a year with sporadic clashes between troops near the disputed area surrounding the temple. Much of the border between the two countries has yet to be demarcated.
Diplomatic relations worsened markedly in October when Cambodia appointed Thailand's fugitive ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra as a government adviser.
12 comments:
A mok aphisith, A mok King Thai, A mok yellow T-shirt. You should know where u come from?
Don't be over react my friend, we are so far away from there, we don't know exactly what was happened, sometime it was propaganda.....
The problem arise when Cambodia begins protecting their own territory... To be peaceful is the give everything to them.
shame on siem thugs as well!
I urged Khmer soldier use all heavy weapons against Thais bastards, no mercy toward Thais-thief, remembered our people being abused and killed by Thais in refugees camp and all along the border....it's time to teach them a lessons!!
Cambodia has to show toughness toward Thais bastard, no not play soft and kissing ass no more! otherwise they kept taken advantage and look down on us everytime, the problem with Khmers are fucken soft and dumbass, kissing their Ass..!
Khmer has enough weapons nowaday, why scared them? and why shoot a warning? i'll shoot straight toward them fucken Thais bastrad, i will not shoot a warning....i thought Chea Dara kept his words, he said, if Thais step inside just one meter, he will crush them....? and why shooting a warning instead??
Forget about the armed clash. Soon we will play game and eat lunch together again
Don't be fooled by HUn Xen game, please pay attention to the Khmer-Youn border issue instead. Look at how much land the YOUN try to steal in broad daylight?
All khmers,
Please pay your attentions to Vietnam encroachment issue. It is the game that Hun Sen plays with us, and we should not be fool by his action. Youns and Thai are trying to get us really hard regarding border encroachment, they are thieves.
Under the leadership of Samdech Decho, Khmer forces will surely push back these Thais invaders to where they belong.
We also need to understand and be patience with Vietnam as Samdech Decho is not naive but he will wait for the opportunity in order to discuss our border with Vietnam as well (put yourself in his shoes!) Good luck to all!
Have u guys ever wonder, whenever the Thais new agency reporting this issue, it always blame the Cambodian side.
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