Cambodia's PM says clash 'an incident, not a war'
Last Updated: Sat, 4 Apr 2009 16:10:00 +1100
Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen says thsi week's border clash with Thailand around a 900-year-old Hindu temple will not escalate into a more serious conflict.
Speaking a day after Thai and Cambodian troops exchanged rifle and rocket fire near the Preah Vihear Temple, Hun Sen said he regarded the fighting as an incident, not a war.
Cambodia suffered no casualties, while Thai authorities said two of their soldiers were killed and nine wounded in the worst fighting since a military stand-off near the temple last year.
Hun Sen says he doesn't want to see these incidents repeated or fighting expand to other areas.
Both sides have accused each other of firing first in two separate clashes on Friday, which Thailand called a "misunderstanding".
