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on the border between the two countries has killed at least seven civilians and three soldiers.
The Thai military in a statement on Tuesday (9/12) reported that three of its soldiers had died in clashes on the border since Sunday (7/12).
“The number of soldiers killed is three, with one person killed on December 8 and two people killed on December 9,” the Thai military said in a statement, as quoted by AFP, Tuesday (9/12).
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According to reports, one soldier was killed on Tuesday due to indirect fire in Surin province.Meanwhile, another soldier was killed by a grenade in the Preah Vihear temple area, which is a UNESCO world heritage site.
In a separate statement, the Cambodian Ministry of Defense (Kemhan) reported that seven civilians in Cambodia had died as a result of attacks by Thailand.
Bullets fired by the Thai military into Banteay Meanchey Province early this morning killed two people who were on National Road 56.
Cambodian Defense Ministry spokesman Maly Socheata also said 20 residents were injured in the attack on Tuesday morning.
The Cambodian Ministry of Defense said Thai troops continued attacks at around 05.00 am in a number of areas, including the Preah Vihear temple.
Thailand and Cambodia returned to war after a Bangkok soldier was killed and four soldiers were injured in a gunfight on the border at dawn Monday (8/12).
Thailand claims Cambodia opened fire first.However, Cambodia denied this and accused Thailand of carrying out the first attack.
The two parties themselves have been arguing for several days.
On Monday, Thailand also deployed F-16 fighter jets to attack Cambodian military infrastructure on the border.Cambodia meanwhile reportedly launched a BM-21 rocket into the Thai residential area of Buri Ram.
Thailand and Cambodia are currently in a ceasefire.However, both countries accused each other of violating an agreement brokered by United States President Donald Trump.
The first Thai-Cambodian war erupted last July for five days.Bangkok-Phnom Penh then signed a peace agreement in Kuala Lumpur in October after being urged by Trump and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim as chairman of ASEAN this year.
At least 48 people died and around 300,000 people were displaced as a result of the Thailand-Cambodia war in July.
(blq/dna)
