Thailand, Cambodia trade blame as clashes erupt at border area
Both countries traded blame for the first clash in weeks at the flashpoint Ta Moan Thom temple, which is in a disputed zone near Thailand's eastern frontier with Cambodia.
In a statement early on Thursday, the Thai military said Cambodian troops sparked the clash, deploying a surveillance drone and then opening fire after sending troops with heavy weapons – including rocket launchers – to the flashpoint area.
At least two Thai soldiers were wounded in the clashes, Thai army deputy spokesman Colonel Richa Suksuwanont told reporters. At least two Thai civilians have been killed and two others injured by Thursday's shelling from the Cambodian side, a Thai district official said.
In a rebuttal published by state-backed Fresh News on social media, Cambodia said it 'launched a counter attack on Thai invaders' who had first fired at their troops and closed the temple area to Cambodian 'citizens entering'.
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