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CNY Border War Started Thai Cambodia Artillery fired 3 killed
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A Cambodian solider guards the grounds of the 11th-century Preah Vihear temple as tensions remain high on both sides of the border, on February 8, 2011 in Preah Vihear, Cambodia. Thousands of refugees have fled the area after clashes between Thai and Cambodian troops near the disputed World Heritage site. Presently there is no official ceasefire in place as the two countries contest ownership of the 4.6 sq-km area. The 900-year-old temple belongs to Cambodia following a 1962 World Court ruling but this remains disputed by many Thais.
Anti-government demonstrators enjoy a free meal while sitting in a tent village near Government House Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011, in Bangkok, Thailand. The People's Alliance for Democracy, also known as the "Yellow Shirts," are calling for marches later in the week in the capital as they pressure the government over a land dispute with Cambodia.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (C) greets soldiers during a visit to the Preah Vihear temple in Preah Vihear province, 500kms north of Phnom Penh, near the disputed border with Thailand, on February 6, 2010. Hun Sen visited a disputed border area with Thailand, angering the neighbouring nation amid an ongoing diplomatic spat. The Cambodian prime minister began a tour of the area close to the ancient Preah Vihear temple at the centre of the land dispute by opening a school and giving supplies to villagers caught up in violence last year between the two countries' troops.
Thai army tanks are brought out of a low loader at a paramilitary camp in Sri Sak Ket province February 9, 2011. Thailand and Cambodia faced growing diplomatic pressure on Wednesday to end an armed standoff on a stretch of border surrounding a 900-year-old clifftop temple as guns held silent for a second day. Reuters witnesses said about 20 Thai tanks were sent to a military camp in Kantaralak district in Thailand's Sri Sa Ket province close to the disputed border, but Thai army officials said they were not reinforcing troops in the area. The temple, known as Preah Vihear, or "Mountain of the Sacred Temple", in Cambodia and Khao Phra Viharn in Thailand, sits on a triangular plateau that forms a natural border.
A motorcyclist rides past low loaders carrying Thai army tanks to a paramilitary camp in Sri Sak Ket province February 9, 2011. Reuters witnesses said about 20 Thai tanks were sent to a military camp in Kantaralak district in Thailand's Sri Sa Ket province close to the disputed border, but Thai army officials said they were not reinforcing troops in the area.
Thai soldiers stand guard during a visit by top military leaders at a military base at Kantharalak district of Si Sa Ket province near the Thai-Cambodian border on February 9, 2011. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon spoke with the leaders of Thailand and Cambodia on ending their border conflict and said he again offered UN help to negotiate a deal.
Thai Army chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha (R) shows the way to Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwan (L) as they visit troops and get a briefing on border situation at military base at Kantharalak district of Si Sa Ket province near the Thai-Cambodian border on February 9, 2011.
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