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5 Dead in Latest Thai-Cambodian Border Clash

   VOA News  April 22, 2011
   A Thai soldier injured in a fighting with Cambodia is helped by his
   comrades and a nurse after arriving at a hospital in Phnom Dongrak
   district of Surin province, northeastern Thailand, April 22, 2011

Photo: AP

   A Thai soldier injured in a fighting with Cambodia is helped by his
   comrades and a nurse after arriving at a hospital in Phnom Dongrak
   district of Surin province, northeastern Thailand, April 22, 2011

   Thai and Cambodian officials say their troops exchanged fire for
   several hours at a disputed stretch of their border early Friday, in
   the latest flare-up of a feud over temples claimed by both countries.
   A Cambodian military spokesman said three Cambodian soldiers were
   killed and six were wounded.
   The Thai army said two of its soldiers were killed and at least eight
   wounded.
   The fighting broke out near Ta Muen Tom temple in Pa Nom Dong Rak
   district of Thailand's Surin province.
   Military authorities from both sides claim the other side started the
   incident.
   The two countries regularly accuse each other of starting border
   fighting.
   Clashes have erupted several times since 2008, when another place of
   worship, the 900-year-old Preah Vihear temple, was given United Nations
   World Heritage status.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP and Reuters.