Thai and caddas forces exchange fire on the disputed border

Trains from Thailand and Cambodia They clashed in a disputed part of their borders early on Thursday, with both sides accusing each other of the first shooting.

The Thai army said that the Cambodian soldiers have opened fire near the Khmer TaTa garlic Temple, where tensions have been strained in recent weeks.

However, the Cambodia Ministry of Defense said that its soldiers were responding to self -defense after the Thai forces fired the first shots.

The Thai army said that Cambodia sent a drone to surveillance to the area before the armed forces deployed.

A spokeswoman for the Cambodian Ministry of Defense, Mali Sochita, said their forces “practiced their right to defend their sovereignty and regional safety against the aggression of Thai forces.

Sochita said that Thailand “violated the regional safety in Cambodia.”

Former leader Hun Sen said on Facebook, that parts of two Cambodians have been bombed by the Thai army, while urging people not to panic.

Prime Minister Hoon Manit said on Facebook: “Cambodia has always maintained a position on the desire to solve issues safely, but in this case we have no choice but to respond to the armed force against armed aggression.”

Prime Minister in Thailand Phumtham Wechayachai said that its conflict with Cambodia is still “sensitive” and must be processed carefully and in line with international law.

A conflict on Thursday comes a day after Thailand called its ambassador to Cambodia, following the land of the land of the land of the Earth, which was wounded by a Thai soldier along the border.

On Wednesday, Bangkok also said it would expel the Cambodia ambassador.

Bilateral relations between the two countries in their worst cases in more than a decade, after the armed clashes in May left a Kambodian soldier.

In the past two months, both countries imposed restrictions on the nipples and strengthened the presence of forces along the border.

Additional reports by Mayyathta in Bennah