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| English.news.cn 2011-04-25 22:37:53 |
PHNOM PENH, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Gunfire exchanges between Cambodian and Thai troops over the border area at Ta Moan temple and Ta Krabei temple in Oddar Meanchey province ended at 8:30 p.m. local time Monday after more than two-hour cross-fire in the fourth day, said a field solider stations at Ta Moan temple.
"The sound of weapon explosions was over at 8:30 p.m.," Buth Bunchea said by telephone on Monday.
The renewed fighting began at 6:15 p.m.
"This latest clash was considerable big as both small and big guns had been exchanged," he added
The report of casualties is not available yet.
Lieutenant General Chhum Socheat, the spokesman for Cambodian Ministry of Defense, could not be reached for comments on Monday night. The fighting marks the fourth straight days of armed clashes between the two countries' troops.
The last three days of clashes resulted in six deaths and 16 injuries of Cambodian soldiers and five deaths and 17 injuries of Thai troops, and tens of thousands of the two countries' people have fled home for safe shelters.
The border between Thailand and Cambodia has never been completely demarcated. Cambodia's Preah Vihear temple was enlisted as a World Heritage Site on July 7, 2008. But Thailand claims the ownership of 4.6 square kilometers (1.8 square miles) of scrub next to the temple. Just a week after the enlistment, Cambodia and Thailand had a border conflict, triggering a military build-up along the border, and periodic clashes between Cambodian and Thai soldiers have resulted in the deaths of troops on both sides.
"The sound of weapon explosions was over at 8:30 p.m.," Buth Bunchea said by telephone on Monday.
The renewed fighting began at 6:15 p.m.
"This latest clash was considerable big as both small and big guns had been exchanged," he added
The report of casualties is not available yet.
Lieutenant General Chhum Socheat, the spokesman for Cambodian Ministry of Defense, could not be reached for comments on Monday night. The fighting marks the fourth straight days of armed clashes between the two countries' troops.
The last three days of clashes resulted in six deaths and 16 injuries of Cambodian soldiers and five deaths and 17 injuries of Thai troops, and tens of thousands of the two countries' people have fled home for safe shelters.
The border between Thailand and Cambodia has never been completely demarcated. Cambodia's Preah Vihear temple was enlisted as a World Heritage Site on July 7, 2008. But Thailand claims the ownership of 4.6 square kilometers (1.8 square miles) of scrub next to the temple. Just a week after the enlistment, Cambodia and Thailand had a border conflict, triggering a military build-up along the border, and periodic clashes between Cambodian and Thai soldiers have resulted in the deaths of troops on both sides.
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