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Thailand denies retreat from border zone with Cambodia - Summary
Bangkok - Thailand on Tuesday denied claims that it had withdrawn its troops from a disputed border area with Cambodia, while maintaining it would not be the first to resort to force in the festering conflict ...
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Fighting breaks out at Thai-Cambodia border
A gunfight broke out between Thai and Cambodian troops at a disputed border zone Wednesday, escalating a conflict that officials from both sides fear could result in a war between the neighbors.
It was not immediately clear how many troops were engaged in the gunbattle and if there were any fatalities.
'Fighting is going on,' said Maj. Prum Saroeun, a Cambodian police official. 'Soldiers in the field say that Thai troops fired first and our troops fired back.'
Thailand's army spokesman Sansern Kaewkumnerd said Cambodian troops fired the first shot.
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