Thailand says 12 people killed in latest border clashes with Cambodia

Thailand and Cambodia fought in their most deadly border clashes in more than a decade on Thursday as Thai officials said 11 civilians and a Thai soldier were killed in rocket and artillery attacks. Clashes broke out on Thursday morning after weeks of simmering tensions over a long-running border dispute between the south-east-Asian neighbours. Both countries accused each other of opening fire first. At least 11 Thai civilians and one soldier were killed in artillery shelling by Cambodian forces, according to Thailand’s health minister, Somsak Thepsuthin, while 24 civilians and seven military personnel were wounded. Cambodia has not said whether it has recorded any fatalities. Thailand says 12 people killed in most deadly border clashes with Cambodia in more than a decade Why are Thailand and Cambodia engaged in a border conflict?