Cambodia, Thailand in standoff over second temple

[Coventina]

Source: Associated Press

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia said Sunday that Thai soldiers are occupying a second temple site along on their border in an escalation of an ongoing armed standoff that nearly led to clashes between the neighbors last month.

Maj. Sim Sokha, a Cambodian border protection unit deputy commander, said about 70 Thai soldiers on Thursday occupied the 13th century Ta Moan Thom temple in a northwestern border region of Cambodia.

Maj. Taveesak Boonrakchart, a spokesman for the Thai army in the disputed area, denied the allegations of an incursion. He said troops from both countries have been in the area for years.

The temple is several hundred miles west of the 11th century Preah Vihear temple, where Cambodian and Thai soldiers have been locked in a standoff for three weeks in a dispute over nearby land.



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This is terrible news. The military build-up continues. :-(

[otherlander]

1. At the whim of two stupid old men

thousands of young men will be dragged from their farms or their apartments to be shot at by those who they might have been friends with under circumstances only slightly different.

:banghead: