Thai and Cambodian forces in further border clash

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February 16, 2011
By the CNN Wire Staff

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• A Thai soldier is injured in Wednesday’s military exchange, Thailand says
• The two countries are fighting over a temple
• The temple sits on a cliff in Cambodia, but the most accessible entrance is from Thailand
• Thailand believes the temple is in its territory

(CNN) — Border skirmishes between Thailand and Cambodia flared for a second day in an ongoing dispute over an ancient Hindu temple, a Thai military official said Wednesday.

There were several exchanges of gunfire overnight, according to Col. Sansern Kaewkumnerd, a Thai military spokesman, who said the exchanges were brief.

Some hand grenades were thrown and one Thai soldier was injured, he said.

The Asian neighbors have been urged by the U.N. Security Council to end their dispute over Preah Vihear temple.

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