February 6, 2011
By SETH MYDANS
New York Times
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen asked the U.N. Security Council on Sunday to convene an urgent meeting to “stop Thailand’s aggression” after a third day of cross-border shelling by both sides.
The Cambodian government said the shelling had damaged part of an 11th-century Hindu temple that is claimed by both nations and has been the focus of tension and periodic military clashes since 2008.
Each side accused the other of starting the latest fighting, which has claimed at least two lives and caused a number of injuries since it broke out Friday. No deaths were reported Sunday, but both sides said there were some injuries.
“Cambodians always open fire first,” said Thai Army spokesman Col. Sansern Keowkamnderd. “We will cease fire when the Cambodians stop firing at us.”
The Cambodian government also said Thai military aircraft had flown near the border, an escalation of previous encounters, but Sansern denied the report.
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