Friday, 25 July 2008

Pictures from Preah Vihear: Thai-Cambodian Border Dispute

Cambodian Buddhist monks rest at the Cekakiri Svarak pagoda near the Preah Vihear temple, 245km (152 miles) north of Phnom Penh, July 24, 2008. Cambodia accused Thailand on Thursday of sending more troops to their joint border as a smouldering dispute over a 900-year-old temple showed no signs of easing.REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (THAILAND)

Cambodian Buddhist monks rest at the Cekakiri Svarak pagoda near the Preah Vihear temple, 245 km (152 miles) north of Phnom Penh, July 24, 2008. Cambodia accused Thailand on Thursday of sending more troops to their joint border as a smouldering dispute over a 900-year-old temple showed no signs of easing.REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (THAILAND)

A Cambodian soldier rests near the Cekakiri Svarak pagoda of the Preah Vihaer temple, about 245 km (152 miles) north of Phnom Penh, July 24, 2008. Cambodia accused Thailand on Thursday of sending more troops to their joint border as a smouldering dispute over a 900-year-old temple showed no signs of easing.REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (THAILAND)

Thai soldiers rest near the Cekakiri Svarak pagoda of the Preah Vihear temple, about 245 km (152 miles) north of Phnom Penh, July 24, 2008. Cambodia accused Thailand on Thursday of sending more troops to their joint border as a smouldering dispute over a 900-year-old temple showed no signs of easing.REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (THAILAND)

A Cambodian soldier stands with a Thai soldier near the Cekakiri Svarak pagoda of the Preah Vihear temple, about 245 km (152 miles) north of Phnom Penh, July 24, 2008. Cambodia accused Thailand on Thursday of sending more troops to their joint border as a smouldering dispute over a 900-year-old temple showed no signs of easing.REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (THAILAND)

Cambodian soldiers stand guard at the Cekakiri Svarak pagoda near the Preah Vihear temple, 245km (152 miles) north of Phnom Penh, July 24, 2008. Cambodia accused Thailand on Thursday of sending more troops to their joint border as a smouldering dispute over a 900-year-old temple showed no signs of easing.REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (THAILAND)

A Cambodian soldier rests near the Cekakiri Svarak pagoda of the Preah Vihear temple, about 245 km (152 miles) north of Phnom Penh, July 24, 2008. Cambodia accused Thailand on Thursday of sending more troops to their joint border as a smouldering dispute over a 900-year-old temple showed no signs of easing.REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (THAILAND)

Cambodian soldiers stand at the Cekakiri Svarak pagoda near the Preah Vihear temple, 245 km (152 miles) north of Phnom Penh, July 24, 2008. Cambodia accused Thailand on Thursday of sending more troops to their joint border as a smouldering dispute over a 900-year-old temple showed no signs of easing.REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (THAILAND)

A Cambodian soldier (R) shakes hands with a Thai soldier on patrol near the Cekakiri Svarak pagoda of the Preah Vihear temple, about 245 km (152 miles) north of Phnom Penh, July 24, 2008. Cambodia accused Thailand on Thursday of sending more troops to their joint border as a smouldering dispute over a 900-year-old temple showed no signs of easing. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (THAILAND)

Thai soldiers greet Cambodian soldiers near the Cekakiri Svarak pagoda of the Preah Vihear temple, about 245 km (152 miles) north of Phnom Penh, July 24, 2008. Cambodia accused Thailand on Thursday of sending more troops to their joint border as a smouldering dispute over a 900-year-old temple showed no signs of easing.REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (THAILAND)

Cambodian Information Minister Khieu Kanharith (R) speaks to the media during a news conference in Phnom Penh July 24, 2008. Cambodia accused Thailand on Thursday of sending more troops to their joint border as a smoldering dispute over a 900-year-old temple showed no signs of easing.REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA)

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