BANGKOK: At least one person was killed in Cambodia amid a flare-up of conflict with Thailand as the neighbours accused each other of opening fire along a disputed part of their border, threatening a US-brokered truce. Earlier on Wednesday Thailand’s foreign ministry said it had demanded an apology from Cambodia after accusing it of laying fresh landmines that maimed a Thai soldier on Monday.
On Tuesday, Thailand said it was suspending an enhanced ceasefire agreement that the two nations signed last month in the presence of President Donald Trump. Cambodia denies the charge that it has laid new mines and has urged Thailand to adhere to the October deal, which built on an initial ceasefire negotiated by Trump to end five days of fighting in July.
Cambodia’s Defence Ministry said Thai troops opened fire near a disputed border village at around 3:50 pm local time on Wednesday. One person was killed and three wounded, the ministry said in a statement. Thai Army spokesman Major General Winthai Suvaree said Cambodian soldiers initially fired shots into Thailand. — Reuters
