13 Cambodians die, 71 injured in border clashes with Thailand: Cambodian official
"Five Cambodian soldiers were killed, and 21 others were wounded," Cambodian Defence Ministry's Undersecretary of State and Spokesperson Maly Socheata told a press briefing. "Also, eight civilians died and 50 others were injured in Oddar Meanchey province."
Socheata added that Thailand's attacks have forced a total of 10,307 families with 35,829 Cambodian people to flee their homes for safer areas.
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