Phnom Penh - Thai and Cambodian troops clashed Saturday in the second day of fighting near a disputed temple on their common border in a conflict that has already claimed at least seven dead and 19 injured.
"Fighting started at 6:15 am (2315 GMT Friday), but no casualties have been reported yet," said Thai army deputy spokeswoman Colonel Sirijan Nathong.
"We're still investigating who started it," she said. "They are using artillery but the fighting is not as heavy as yesterday's."
Cambodian government spokesman Phay Siphan again blamed Thai forces for instigating the clashes, which he confirmed were taking place in the same area as Friday's fighting. He said there was no word on casualties.
Phay Siphan said Thai F-16 warplanes were staging mock attack runs on Cambodian positions.
"This time we have seen on a number of occasions Thai F-16 airplanes. This time they are not just doing reconnaissance, but air support, but they have not dropped bombs," he said.
He said thousands of Cambodian civilians had fled the area for locations 60 kilometres from the border.
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