Saturday, April 30, 2011

Thailand, Cambodia break truce - media

REUTERS/ Stringer
MOSCOW, April 30
RIA Novosti (Russia)

Thai and Cambodian have exchanged gunfire near a disputed temple despite a cease-fire agreement between them, local media reported on Saturday.

A century-old conflict between the two states over the ownership of several 11th century temples was reignited last year and boiled over on Friday.

"The fighting started again this morning at around 4:00 a.m. [on Saturday] at Ta Krabei temple, Thai soldiers launched the attack first," Cambodian Colonel Suos Sothea told Xinhua news agency from battle field.

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