Cambodians evacuate from disputed border area with Thailand as tensions reignite

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Cambodian residents sought safety on Monday (Dec 8) as fighting reignited with Thailand in multiple areas at their disputed border, with both sides blaming the other and Thailand carrying out air strikes on what it said were Cambodian military installations.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Cambodian residents sought safety on Monday as fighting with Thailand reignited in several

00:07areas along their disputed border.

00:09A long line of residents in Praia Vihere province traveled on tractors and motorcycles to evacuate

00:15from the conflict zone.

00:17Cambodia's military accused Thailand of launching attacks on its forces on Monday.

00:22Its defense ministry said its troops came under fire but did not retaliate, stressing

00:27they were observing the ceasefire despite provocative actions by Thailand.

00:32Thailand's army said its troops came under attack and accused Cambodia of firing BM-21

00:37rockets towards civilian areas and using grenade launchers, artillery and drones against Thai

00:43bases.

00:44The clashes are the most serious since July, when five days of rocket and artillery exchanges

00:49killed at least 48 people and displaced 300,000 before U.S. President Donald Trump intervened

00:56to broker a truce.

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