Monday 25 April 2011

Thailand, Cambodia on brink of full-scale war - media

Border conflicts between Cambodia and Thailand (REUTERS/ Sukree Sukplang)

BANGKOK, April 25
RIA Novosti (Russia)

Thailand and Cambodia are amassing armor and heavy artillery along their common border raising fears that a long-running territorial dispute could escalate into a full-scale war, local media reported on Monday.

A fragile cease-fire between the two Southeast Asian states was broken on Friday when the sides exchanged artillery, rocket and rifle fire. By Monday at least 12 soldiers on both sides were reported to have been killed and dozens more wounded.

"A high concentration of troops and weaponry on the border threatens to turn the conflict into a large-scale war," the Bangkok Post said.

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