Source: 2011-02-04 16:54:24 Xinhua Web Editor: Sun
Cambodian and Thai border troops exchanged fire on Friday near the ancient temple of Preah Vihear, military sources said.
The fighting started at around 3 p.m. There were no immediate reports of casualties from the crossfire.
The re-tension between Cambodia and Thailand over the border started on Thursday last week after Thailand asked Cambodia to remove a national flag over Wat Keo Sikha Kiri Svarak pagoda near Preah Vihear temple, claiming that the pagoda is on the disputed area, but the Cambodian side rejected it, saying that it is situated in Cambodian territory according to the map produced by the Franco-Siamese commissions between the period of 1905 and 1908.
Since then, military forces from both sides have been reinforced; tanks, fighting vehicles, missiles and ammunition have been dispatched to their respective border areas.
A close military source said that the tension at the border near Preah Vihear temple was heated up on Thursday afternoon and " both side's troops were on high alert."
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