Thai soldiers and hospital workers evacuate an injured soldier after he was shot in an exchange of gunfire with Cambodian troops in Surin province near the Thai-Cambodian border. (AFP/Getty Images / April 22, 2011)
Thailand and Cambodia blame each other for the latest in a series of conflicts involving a contested temple. Officers of the two militaries meet to calm the situation after the deaths of three soldiers from each side.
April 22, 2011
By Simon Roughneen
Los Angeles Times
Reporting from Bangkok, Thailand— Six soldiers were killed Friday, three from each side, in a dawn shootout between Thai and Cambodian troops along their nations' tense border, officials from both sides said.
The clash was the latest in a series of conflicts involving a contested temple and centuries of distrust.
Officers from the two militaries sat down Friday evening in a bid to ensure that the return of calm late in the day would continue. "The situation is now under control," said Thai government spokesman Panitan Wattanayagorn, adding that he didn't expect more fighting in the area.
Shelling began about 6 a.m. along the frontier where Thailand's Surin province faces Oddar Meanchey province in Cambodia.
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