Cambodian soldier killed in clash with Thai army at disputed border

A Cambodian worker was killed connected Wednesday aft an speech of gunfire with the Thai service astatine the border, a Cambodian service spokesperson said, a uncommon fatality successful a agelong delicate frontier region."One of our soldiers died during the fight, and determination were immoderate injuries, but we don't person elaborate figures yet", said Cambodian Royal Army spokesperson Mao Phalla.The Royal Thai Army said successful a connection that the clash happened aft Cambodian soldiers started firing adjacent Ubon Ratchathani state successful Thailand's east.Thai soldiers fired backmost successful effect to gunshots from Cambodia's borderline force, starring to an speech lasting astir 10 minutes earlier the Cambodians requested a ceasefire, according to the Thai service statement.Mao Phalla confirmed "there were clashes", but said Thai soldiers had attacked Cambodian troops who were connected borderline patrol work successful bluish Preah Vihear province, which borders Ubon Ratchathani."Our soldiers died successful the trenches. The Thais came to onslaught us," helium said.Bloody subject clashes betwixt Cambodia and Thailand erupted successful 2008 implicit the tract of an past Khmer temple successful Preah Vihear located adjacent the border.The enactment implicit a spot of onshore adjacent to the 900-year-old Preah Vihear temple led to respective years of sporadic violence, resulting successful astatine slightest 28 deaths earlier the International Court of Justice ruled the disputed country belonged to Cambodia.