Twelve killed in Thailand-Cambodia military clashes on disputed border

BBC:

Clashes between Thai and Cambodian troops at their disputed border have killed twelve people, Thai authorities say.

The fighting marks an escalation of the dispute between the two South East Asian neighbours that dates back to more than a century.

Most of the casualties were civilians and they were all from three Thai provinces, according to Thailand’s army, which also reported several people were wounded. Cambodia has yet to confirm if it suffered any casualties.

Both sides exchanged gunfire early on Thursday and claimed the other had fired the first shot. It escalated quickly, with Thailand accusing Cambodia of firing rockets and Bangkok carrying out air strikes on Cambodian military targets.