Thailand-Cambodia border dispute: 11 civilians dead
New Delhi: At least 11 people were killed and 14 have been injured as a clash erupted between Thailand and Cambodia on Thursday. The tensions between the two neighbours escalated over the long-disputed border areas.
Thailand Launched airstrikes on Cambodian Military Targets, whereas Cambodia retaliated back with firing rockets and artillery in a dramatic escalation earlier in the day.
The Cambodian attacks on civilian areas continued on Thursday even as it attacked the Phanom Dong Rak Hospital, said Thailand’s foreign ministry.
Videos Circulating all over the internet, showing aerial attacks being done at the Phanom Dong Rak Hospital, located close to the Thai-Cambodian border.
According to reports, there have been no casualties in the attack outside the hospital, which was evacuated as the tensions escalated.
The visuals showed rockets falling outside the hospital complex while the Thai military took cover on the ground.
Thailand Education Minister Narumon Pinyosinwat has ordered the closure of all schools in Phanom Dong Rak district following clashes, the Nation Thailand reported.
The Thai ministry of public health said that most civilian deaths resulted from a rocket strike near a petrol station in Sisaket province.
According to a Thai official, six Thai air force jets have been deployed from Ubon Ratchathani province, hitting two “Cambodian military targets on the ground”.
The latest fighting comes as the two countries are locked in a bitter spat over an area known as the Emerald Triangle, where the borders of both countries and Laos meet. The latest clash has killed at least nine Thai civilians and injured 14 others, news agencies reported.
(Subham Singh)
