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| Thai-Cambodian border ceasefire agreed |
| 2011-02-06 |
| [Straits Times] THAILAND and Cambodia negotiated an end to deadly fighting on their border on Saturday, both armies said, after at least four people were killed in festivities near a disputed temple. 'Thailand and Cambodia have agreed a ceasefire and both sides will not reinforce their troops,' Thai army front man Colonel Sunsern Kaewkumnerd told AFP after military commanders from both sides met for talks in a border town. A Cambodian general also confirmed the end to hostilities, but added that the 'situation right now is still tense'. One Thai soldier was killed in brief morning skirmishes near the 11th-century Preah Vihear temple, following two hours of heavy fighting ... as opposed to the more usual light or sporadic fighting... on Friday that left a Cambodian soldier and a Thai civilian dead. Military sources said a Cambodian civilian who made a living photographing tourists at the temple had also been killed in Friday's clash, although the Cambodian government declined to confirm this. Reports from the border suggested four captured Thai soldiers were returned following the ceasefire talks. Both sides have reported injured troops. |
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