Monday, April 25, 2011

Thai military: Death toll rises in Thai-Cambodian clashes [-4th day of fighting]

April 25, 2011
By the CNN Wire Staff

Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) -- Violent clashes over a disputed area along the Thai-Cambodian border erupted for a fourth consecutive day Monday, resulting in the death of a Thai soldier, a military official said.

Four other Thai soldiers have been killed since the fighting started on Friday, according to Col. Sansern Kaewkumnerd.

Authorities have evacuated thousands of people from nearby villages.

Each side blames the other for the violence, which first broke out last week near two temples in the Phanom Dong Rak district of Thailand's Surin province.

Cambodia's government has said three of its troops have been killed.

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