MARTIN PETTY
PHANOM DONG RAK, THAILAND— Reuters
Hopes for peace between Thailand and Cambodia faded on Tuesday after fierce border battles raged for a fourth day, despite growing international calls for dialogue and an immediate ceasefire.
Explosions rang out across the frontier for more than three hours late on Monday as the two sides traded mortar and artillery fire close to two disputed 12th-century Hindu temples, intensifying the bloodiest conflict between the neighbours in nearly two decades.
It ended a full-day break in hostilities and followed the cancellation of a visit to both countries by a top Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) envoy who had brokered a UN-backed ceasefire deal in February after deadly clashes near another temple 150 kilometres away.
Three Thai soldiers were wounded and a small skirmish took place about four hours after shelling subsided, Thai television reported. There were no known Cambodian casualties.
Please click here to read more...
No comments:
Post a Comment