Sunday, 5 April 2009

Thai and Cambodian soldiers exchanged rifle and rocket fire on their disputed border near Preah Vihear temple

A Thai commander (2nd R) talks to a Cambodian commander (L) at Egal field where Thai and Cambodian soldiers exchanged rifle and rocket fire on their disputed border near an ancient Hindu temple in Preah Vihear province, 543 km (337 miles) north of Phnom Penh April 4, 2009. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Saturday a border clash with Thailand around a 900-year-old Hindu temple would not escalate into a more serious conflict.REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA POLITICS MILITARY CONFLICT)

Thai soldiers stand guard at the front line of the border where Thai and Cambodian soldiers exchanged rifle and rocket fire near an ancient Hindu temple in Preah Vihear province, 543 km (337 miles) north of Phnom Penh April 4, 2009. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Saturday a border clash with Thailand around a 900-year-old Hindu temple would not escalate into a more serious conflict.REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA POLITICS MILITARY CONFLICT)

Cambodian soldiers look at anti-personnel mines which were confiscated when Thai and Cambodian soldiers exchanged rifle and rocket fire on their disputed border near an ancient Hindu temple in Preah Vihear province, 543 km (337 miles) north of Phnom Penh April 4, 2009. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Saturday a border clash with Thailand around a 900-year-old Hindu temple would not escalate into a more serious conflict.REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA POLITICS MILITARY CONFLICT)

A Thai commander (C) talks to a Cambodian commander (L) at the front line of the border where Thai and Cambodian soldiers exchanged rifle and rocket fire near an ancient Hindu temple in Preah Vihear province, 543 km (337 miles) north of Phnom Penh April 4, 2009. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Saturday a border clash with Thailand around a 900-year-old Hindu temple would not escalate into a more serious conflict.REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA POLITICS MILITARY CONFLICT)

A Cambodian soldier receives an intravenous drip at Egal field where Thai and Cambodian soldiers exchanged rifle and rocket fire near an ancient Hindu temple in Preah Vihear province, 543 km (337 miles) north of Phnom Penh April 4, 2009. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Saturday a border clash with Thailand around a 900-year-old Hindu temple would not escalate into a more serious conflict.REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA HEALTH MILITARY CONFLICT RELIGION POLITICS)

A Cambodian soldier stands guard at the front line of the border where Thai and Cambodian soldiers exchanged rifle and rocket fire near an ancient Hindu temple in Preah Vihear province, 543 km (337 miles) north of Phnom Penh April 4, 2009. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Saturday a border clash with Thailand around a 900-year-old Hindu temple would not escalate into a more serious conflict.REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA POLITICS MILITARY RELIGION CONFLICT)

Cambodian soldiers examine a burnt market near an ancient Hindu temple where Thai and Cambodian soldiers exchanged rifle and rocket fire in Preah Vihear province, 543 km (337 miles) north of Phnom Penh April 4, 2009. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Saturday a border clash with Thailand around a 900-year-old Hindu temple would not escalate into a more serious conflict. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA CONFLICT POLITICS RELIGION MILITARY IMAGE OF THE DAY TOP PICTURE)

A Cambodian soldier obtains water to drink at a burnt market near an ancient Hindu temple where Thai and Cambodian soldiers exchanged rifle and rocket fire in Preah Vihear province, 543 km (337 miles) north of Phnom Penh April 4, 2009. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Saturday a border clash with Thailand around a 900-year-old Hindu temple would not escalate into a more serious conflict. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA POLITICS CONFLICT MILITARY RELIGION FOOD DRINK)

Cambodian soldiers guard at the front line of the border where Thai and Cambodian soldiers exchanged rifle and rocket fire near an ancient Hindu temple in Preah Vihear province, 543 km (337 miles) north of Phnom Penh April 4, 2009. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Saturday a border clash with Thailand around a 900-year-old Hindu temple would not escalate into a more serious conflict.REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA POLITICS RELIGION MILITARY CONFLICT)

A Thai soldier looks at a Cambodian solider (R) at the front line of the border where Thai and Cambodian soldiers exchanged rifle and rocket fire near an ancient Hindu temple in Preah Vihear province, 543 km (337 miles) north of Phnom Penh April 4, 2009. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Saturday a border clash with Thailand around a 900-year-old Hindu temple would not escalate into a more serious conflict.REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA POLITICS RELIGION CONFLICT MILITARY)

Cambodian soldiers close to Preah Vihear temple near the Thai border, some 543 kilometers north of Phnom Penh on April 4, 2009. Tensions were high among troops on both sides of the disputed Cambodian-Thai border Saturday while their prime ministers played down gunbattles near a temple which left two soldiers dead.(AFP/Tang Chhin Sothy)

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