Cambodian and Thai troops exchange fire
October 3, 2008
AP reports on the deteriorating border situation.
Soldiers from both Cambodia and Thailand were wounded Friday in a brief clash along their volatile border, officials from the two countries said.
Cambodian Information Minister Khieu Kanharith said a Cambodian soldier was slightly wounded when Thai troops fired a grenade from their territory. He said Cambodian troops returned fire, with the “military incident” lasting less than a minute.
Thai officials initially denied knowledge of the incident, but a Thai Foreign Ministry spokesman later said Cambodian troops had encroached on Thai territory and had been the first to fire, wounding two Thai troops.
October 4, 2008 at 12:23 am
Hope it would not deteriorate
October 6, 2008 at 8:13 am
I get a feeling that this kind of clash will happend soon or later. And that is not the end of it as long as these soldiers still confront each other. Who was firing first is just blame game.
October 6, 2008 at 9:00 am
[...] See also DAS, here. [...]
October 9, 2008 at 3:09 am
These soldiers are not trained to sit around seeping tea, and throwing smiles at one another. Soon or later, there will be a major fight. Don’t say that I didn’t tell you so.
No one really cares right now, until hell break loose, and then they (US, UN, ASEAN) will try to rush to fix the problem by stabbing one another on the back, and accuse each other for not do more to stop the conflict earlier. This is how it has always been the case.