Phnom Penh, July 26 . At least 13 Cambodian people died and 71 others were injured in border clashes with Thailand, as fighting entered a third day, a Cambodian defence spokesperson said Saturday.
“Five Cambodian soldiers were killed, and 21 others were wounded,” Cambodian Defence Ministry’s Undersecretary of State and Spokesperson Maly Socheata told a press briefing. “Also, eight civilians died and 50 others were injured in Oddar Meanchey province.”
Socheata added that Thailand’s attacks have forced a total of 10,307 families with 35,829 Cambodian people to flee their homes for safer areas.
. XINHUA A.
