US EditionThailand Says Cambodia Border Strike Wounds Soldier, Violates Truce
A Thai soldier was wounded by mortar shrapnel amid accusations of a ceasefire breach; Cambodia called it an accident caused by a garbage explosion, both sides consulting border teams.
- On Tuesday, Thailand's army accused Cambodian forces of firing mortar rounds into Ubon Ratchathani province, violating a 10-day-old truce and wounding one soldier who was evacuated for medical treatment.
- The two countries agreed a truce on December 27 that ended three weeks of clashes rooted in a decades-old colonial-era border demarcation dispute that displaced about one million people.
- Cambodia's defence ministry spokeswoman Maly Socheata said an explosion from 'a pile of garbage' in Preah Vihear province injured two Cambodian soldiers, hospitalised in the Emerald Triangle.
- Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul lodged a protest, saying 'the truce was violated' and warning officials may retaliate if errors recur, adding `At the military-to-military level, we have been told the incident was an accident, but we are seeking clarification on how responsibility will be taken`.
- Cambodia proposed a bilateral border committee meeting in Siem Reap province this month, while Bangkok said border talks may wait for Thailand's next government after elections scheduled for February 8.
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NettavisenThailand accused Cambodia on Tuesday of violating a 10-day ceasefire, saying a soldier was injured by mortar fire, while Phnom Penh said two of its soldiers were injured when a "garbage pile" exploded.
The ten-day-long ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia to end their cross-border fighting on Tuesday saw another attack on a Thai soldier by Cambodian fire, possibly by accident, according to Bangkok.
Thailand says Cambodia violated 10-day-old ceasefire after cross-border 'accident'
Thailand accused Cambodia on Tuesday of cross-border fire that it said wounded a soldier and violated the fragile 10-day-old ceasefire between the bordering Southeast Asian nations. A truce was reached on December 27, ending three weeks of clashes that killed dozens of people and displaced around one million on both sides.
Foreign Minister Sihasak Srisuk revealed that a letter of protest has been sent to the Cambodian Foreign Ministry after Cambodian soldiers were injured by mortar fire that landed on Thai soil, according to the Cambodian claim. He emphasized that an apology and explanation of the cause of the incident are required and that any retaliation must be proportionate.
Ten days after the weapons were launched, Thailand accuses Cambodia of injuring a soldier. Cambodia speaks of a "operational error".
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