18 Feb 2009By Pen Bona
Cambodge Soir Hebdo
Translated from French by Tola Ek
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A dozen of rockets, shelled from Thailand, exploded inside Cambodian territories in the morning of 17 Feb, near Ta Krabey temple, in the province of Oddar Meanchey.
Military sources indicated that Thai soldiers were training on their territory when they shelled the rockets in the direction of Cambodian border. The explosions scared the villagers who had to find refuge under trees or behind rocks. According the same sources, this is the second Thai training organized near the border zone since January.
The operations – which look more like intimidation maneuvers – were aimed at pressuring negotiators in charge of resolving the Preah Vihear conflict. Nevertheless, Cambodian troops did not reply back. From Phnom Penh, Khieu Kanharith, the minister of Information and spokesman for the government, told the press that the government is waiting for investigation results still underway before reacting through diplomatic channel.
Military sources indicated that Thai soldiers were training on their territory when they shelled the rockets in the direction of Cambodian border. The explosions scared the villagers who had to find refuge under trees or behind rocks. According the same sources, this is the second Thai training organized near the border zone since January.
The operations – which look more like intimidation maneuvers – were aimed at pressuring negotiators in charge of resolving the Preah Vihear conflict. Nevertheless, Cambodian troops did not reply back. From Phnom Penh, Khieu Kanharith, the minister of Information and spokesman for the government, told the press that the government is waiting for investigation results still underway before reacting through diplomatic channel.
