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| Thai and Cambodian soldiers fought with rocket-propelled grenades and guns on their disputed border (Reuters) |
Thousands evacuate from villages in disputed border region and several troops killed in artillery and gunfire exchanges.
23 Apr 2011
Al Jazeera and agencies
Clashes between Thai and Cambodian troops have resumed for a second day on their disputed border, shattering a two-month lull in long-standing tensions over their disputed border.
Cambodian officials said that the latest fighting began before dawn on Saturday and had not stopped.
Both sides have evacuated thousands of villagers and accused each other of firing first in the thick, disputed jungle around Ta Moan and Ta Krabei temples in the northeastern Thai province of Surin, about 150 km southwest of the 900-year-old Hindu Preah Vihear temple, which saw a deadly stand-off in February.
On Friday, troops from the two countries clashed with gunfire and artillery shells when fighting broke out near Ta Muean Tom temple.
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