An Asean observer team visited the injured in Cambodia’s Banteay Meanchey province Thursday (Nov 13) after Thai and Cambodian forces exchanged fire along a disputed border.
Cambodia said Thai troops killed one person and injured three on Wednesday, prompting Prime Minister Hun Manet to call for an independent investigation.
00:00An ASEAN observer team visited the injured in Cambodia's Bantie-Menshi province on Thursday following renewed border tensions after Thailand, and Cambodia accused each other of opening fire along a disputed frontier.
00:16Cambodia's defense ministry said Thai troops opened fire around 5.30 p.m. on Wednesday, killing one person and injuring three others.
00:25Prime Minister Hun Manet has urged Thailand to stop the use of force and called for an independent investigation into the incident.
00:34His statement was delivered by Cambodia's government spokesman, Pen Bona.
00:38I call on the Thai side to immediately cease the use of force against innocent Cambodian civilians in Prechan village and to refrain from any use of force in addressing border issues between our two countries.
00:57I also call for an independent investigation into this incident and appeal for the participation of qualified international parties to uncover the truth and those responsible in order to deliver justice for the victims.
01:19The flare-up comes after Thailand announced on Tuesday that it was suspending an enhanced cease-fire agreement signed last month in the presence of U.S. President Donald Trump.
01:31A day later, the Thai foreign ministry demanded an apology from Cambodia, accusing it of laying landmines that injured a Thai soldier on Monday.
01:39Cambodia denied the allegation and called on Thailand to honor the October agreement, which expanded on an earlier Trump-brokered cease-fire that ended five days of fighting in July.
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