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Thai and Cambodian soldiers exchanged fire for a second day on Saturday

A Thai villager surveys the damage on a house in Si Sa ket Province, Thailand on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. Cambodian and Thai troops resumed an artilleryduel along their disputed border Saturday, killing at least one Thai soldier as some of the two countries' fiercest battles in years entered a second day. (AP Photo)

A Thai firefighter sprays water towards a burnt house at the Thai-Cambodian border in Si Sa ket Province, Thailand on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. Cambodianand Thai troops resumed an artillery duel along their disputed border Saturday, killing at least one Thai soldier as some of the two countries' fiercest battles in years entered a second day. (AP Photo)

Thai workers survey the damage on a school in Si Sa ket Province, Thailand on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. Cambodian and Thai troops resumed an artillery duelalong their disputed border Saturday, killing at least one Thai soldier as some of the two countries' fiercest battles in years entered a second day. (AP Photo)

Thai border patrol policemen survey the damage on a school in Si Sa ket Province, Thailand on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. Cambodian and Thai troops resumedan artillery duel along their disputed border Saturday, killing at least one Thai soldier as some of the two countries' fiercest battles in years entered a second day. (AP Photo)

A Thai man shows a piece of a shell allegedly used in an attack on a village in Si Sa Ket province near the 11th-century Preah Vihear temple at the borderbetween Thailand and Cambodia February 5, 2011. Thai and Cambodian soldiers exchanged fire for a second day on Saturday in a brief clash that killed at least one Thai soldier, the latest flare-up in a long-running feud over land around the 11th-century temple. REUTERS/Stringer

A Thai villager receives medical assistance at a shelter in Si Sa Ket province after fleeing the area near the 11th-century Preah Vihear temple at theborder between Thailand and Cambodia February 5, 2011. Thai and Cambodian soldiers exchanged fire for a second day on Saturday in a brief clash that killed at least one Thai soldier, the latest flare-up in a long-running feud over land around the 11th-century temple. REUTERS/Stringer

Thai villagers find shelter in Si Sa Ket province after fleeing the area near the 11th-century Preah Vihear temple at the border between Thailand and CambodiaFebruary 5, 2011. Thai and Cambodian soldiers exchanged fire for a second day on Saturday in a brief clash that killed at least one Thai soldier, the latest flare-up in a long-running feud over land around the 11th-century temple. REUTERS/Stringer

Thai villagers find shelter in Si Sa Ket province after fleeing the area near the 11th-century Preah Vihear temple at the border between Thailand and CambodiaFebruary 5, 2011. Thai and Cambodian soldiers exchanged fire for a second day on Saturday in a brief clash that killed at least one Thai soldier, the latest flare-up in a long-running feud over land around the 11th-century temple. REUTERS/Stringer

A Thai border patrol policeman surveys the damage on a school in Si Sa ket Province, Thailand on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. Cambodian and Thai troops resumedan artillery duel along their disputed border Saturday, killing at least one Thai soldier as some of the two countries' fiercest battles in years entered a second day. (AP Photo)

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Gen. Chea Dara: Cambodian troops killed 32 Thai soldiers in 2 days of fighting [unconfirmed]

Soy Sopheap (L) posing with Gen. Chea Dara at his command post on top of the Preah Vihear hill.

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Source: DAP News

Gen. Chea Dara, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Royal Cambodian Armed Forces, has told Mr. Soy Sopheap, Bayon TV anchorman and publisher of DAP News, that in the 2 days of fighting, Cambodian troops had killed 32 Thai soldiers on the spots, caused injuries to many more and captured 5 Thai soldiers.

Armed clashes erupted between Cambodian and Thai troops at many locations near Preah Vihear temple at 3:15 p.m on Friday and lasted until 5:45 p.m. The clashes erupted again early this morning at 6:15 a.m near Preah Vihear temple and Phnom Trop, 5 kilometres east of Preah Vihear temple.

Soy Sopheap quoted Gen. Chea Dara as saying that Cambodian troops had killed 5 Thai soldiers at Sombok Khmum battlefield and 11 were killed at the Red House when it was destroyed by Cambodian artillery shells during the fighting yesterday and 4 Thai soldiers were captured. The fighting erupted again at 6:15 a.m this morning when 6 Thai soldiers were killed at Sombok Khmum, 7 were killed at the Red House and 3 were killed and one captured at the Phnom Trop battlefield.

On top of these, Cambodian troops had destroyed one artillery tow truck, destroyed 12 houses, one market, one petrol station, one water well and destroyed 4 buildings within the Red House compound. Other than these, he claimed that Cambodian troops had destroyed many Thai tanks and military positions.

On the Cambodian side, Wat Keo Sekha Kirisvarak pagoda and Preah Vihear temple had suffered significant damages by Thai 105, 130 and 150 milimetres shells. Thai artillery shelled the two places to open ways for Thai ground forces to move in to occupy the two temples, but they were repelled by experienced Cambodian troops, leaving the dead and the wounded behind. He said there were many international tourists visiting the temple at the time and Cambodian troops have protected them and evacuated them safely. But, unfortunately, one photographer was killed when Thai troops rained their machine guns on the Preah Vihear temple.

Gen. Chea Dara said, at this moment, the situations at Preah Vihear temple and the nearby military front lines are still very tense because Thailand had reinforced between 18,000-20,000 Thai troops to the areas. He added that Cambodian troops are on high alert at all time.

Neither Mr. Soy Sopheap nor Gen. Chea Dara had revealed the number of casualties on Cambodian side, which make their assessments and reports of the Thai casualties less credible.

Soy Sopheap's report and Gen. Chea Dara's alleged casualty figures of the Thai side seemed too high compared to the Thai claims and international news agencies' reports. Most international media reports quoted the number of deaths on the Thai side as one soldier and 2 civilian killed and about 4 soldiers wounded.

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Pictures From the border Khmer/Thai

Cambodia's military commanders (R) speak to their Thai counterparts after a brief exchange of fire near the Preah Vihear temple in Cambodia February 5, 2011. Thai and Cambodian soldiers exchanged fire for a second day on Saturday in a brief clash that killed at least one Thai soldier, the latest flare-up in a long-running feud over land around the 11th-century temple, known to Cambodians as the Preah Vihear temple, and known to the Thais as Khao Phra Viharn. REUTERS/Khem Sovannara

Cambodian soldiers run towards a bunker at the border between Thailand and Cambodia, in this February 4, 2011 still image taken from video. Thai and Cambodian soldiers exchanged fire for a second day on Saturday in a brief clash that killed at least one Thai soldier, the latest flare-up in a long-running feud over land around an 11th-century temple, known to Cambodians as the Preah Vihear temple, and known to the Thais as KhaoPhraViharn. REUTERS/CTN via Reuters TV

A Cambodian soldier fires a rocket launcher from behind sandbags at the border between Thailand and Cambodia, in this February 4, 2011 still image taken from video. REUTERS/CTN via Reuters TV

A Cambodian soldier fires a machine gun from a bunker at the border between Thailand and Cambodia, in this February 4, 2011 still image taken from video. Thai and Cambodian soldiers exchanged fire for a second day on Saturday in a brief clash that killed at least one Thai soldier, the latest flare-up in a long-running feud over land around an 11th-century temple, known to Cambodians as the Preah Vihear temple, and known to the Thais as KhaoPhraViharn. REUTERS/CTN via Reuters TV

A Cambodian soldier holds a rocket launcher from behind sandbags at the border between Thailand and Cambodia, in this February 4, 2011 still image taken from video. REUTERS/CTN via Reuters

A Thai man is seen at a crater allegedly caused by a shell in Si Sa Ket province near the 11th-century Preah Vihear temple at the border between Thailand and Cambodia February 5, 2011. Deadly fighting broke out between Thai and Cambodian soldiers on Friday and Saturday. REUTERS/Stringer

Cambodian soldiers (in green military fatigues) speak to their Thai counterparts as their commanders meet after a brief exchange of fire near the Preah Vihear temple in Cambodia February 5, 2011. Thai and Cambodian soldiers exchanged fire for a second day on Saturday in a brief clash that killed at least one Thai soldier, the latest flare-up in a long-running feud over land around an 11th-century temple, known to Cambodians as the Preah Vihear temple, and known to the Thais as Khao Phra Viharn. REUTERS/Khem Sovannara

Cambodian soldiers load ammunition near Preah Vihear temple after a brief clash with Thai troops early February 5, 2011. Thai and Cambodian soldiers exchanged fire for a second day on Saturday in a brief clash that killed at least one Thai soldier, the latest flare-up in a long-running feud over land around the 11th-century temple, known to Cambodians as the Preah Vihear temple, and known to the Thais as Khao Phra Viharn. REUTERS/Pheara

Cambodian soldiers sit at Preah Vihear temple after a brief clash with Thai troops early February 5, 2011. Thai and Cambodian soldiers exchanged fire for a second day on Saturday in a brief clash that killed at least one Thai soldier, the latest flare-up in a long-running feud over land around the 11th-century temple, known to Cambodians as the Preah Vihear temple, and known to the Thais as Khao Phra Viharn. REUTERS/Pheara

A wounded Cambodian soldier is transported from the Preah Vihear temple front line to a local hospital after a brief clash with Thai troops early February 5, 2011. Thai and Cambodian soldiers exchanged fire for a second day on Saturday in a brief clash that killed at least one Thai soldier, the latest flare-up in a long-running feud over land around the 11th-century temple, known to Cambodians as the Preah Vihear temple, and known to the Thais as Khao Phra Viharn. REUTERS/Pheara

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