Cambodian, Thai troops clash at disputed border area

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Cambodian and Thai forces exchanged small arms fire at a disputed border area Tuesday, but no casualties were reported, a senior Cambodian military official said. Chea Dara, deputy commander-in-chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces, told Kyodo News by telephone the skirmish broke out at 9:50 a.m. Tuesday and lasted for about 15 minutes at a border point in the Trapaeng Prasat district about 60 kilometers west of an ancient temple that has been at the center of a border dispute between the two countries since 2008.

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