Thai residents run for cover as Cambodia border erupts in gunfire
:: Surin Province, Thailand
:: Residents in this Thai town on the border with Cambodia run for cover as the countries exchange fire
:: Weeks of tension over a border dispute between the Southeast Asian neighbors have escalated into clashes
:: Sisaket Province, Thailand
Bunkers built from concrete and fortified with sandbags and car tires sheltered people including children and the elderly, as gunfire and explosions were heard intermittently in the background.
'How many rounds have been fired? It's countless,' an unidentified woman told the Thai Public Broadcasting Service (TPBS) while hiding in the shelter.
Tensions were reignited in May following the killing of a Cambodian soldier during a brief exchange of gunfire, which escalated into a full-blown diplomatic crisis and now has triggered armed clashes.
The clashes began early on Thursday near the disputed Ta Moan Thom temple, located along the eastern border between Cambodia and Thailand, approximately 224 miles from the Thai capital, Bangkok.
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