April 23 2011 17:02
By Tim Johnson in Bangkok
Financial Times
Cambodia and Thailand have exchanged fire along their disputed border for a second day, with both sides blaming the other for the hostilities.
Panitan Wattanayagorn, Thailand’s government spokesman said that said that at least one more of its soldiers had been killed on Saturday, bringing the number of casualties to eight dead and 32 wounded over two days of clashes near two ancient khmer temples which are claimed by both countries.
Thousands of local villagers on both sides of the border are living in temporary accommodation in schools and other public buildings.
It is unclear how the fighting started. The two sides have accused each other of encroaching into the disputed border area and claim that they were merely defending their sovereignty.
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