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| Cambodian soldiers gather in a military camp in Banteay Ampil district of Oddar Meanchey province, Cambodia (Reuters) |
25 April 2011
AFP
BANGKOK: Three days of heavy fighting between Thailand and Cambodia on their disputed border have left 12 people dead, with another soldier killed on each side, officials said on Monday.
Seven Cambodian and five Thai troops have died in exchanges of artillery shells and small arms fire on their jungle frontier.
A Thai army ranger was killed late on Sunday, said a Thai military spokesman in the border area, Colonel Prawit Hookaew.
One more Cambodian soldier was also killed late on Sunday, Cambodian field commander Suos Sothea told AFP.
"One of our soldiers was shot dead by a Thai sniper last night... during a patrol," he said.
He added that another Cambodian soldier had been missing since Friday. "we have not yet located him."
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