Border dispute heats up: What's behind the clash between Thailand and Cambodia
The fighting included gunfire exchanges and shelling and rocket fire , which Thai authorities said killed at least nine Thai civilians and injured 14 others in three provinces. Thailand responded with air strikes.
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