At least 13 Cambodian people died and 71 others were injured in border clashes with Thailand, as fighting entered a third day, a Cambodian defense spokesperson said Saturday (July 26).
"Five Cambodian soldiers were killed and 21 others were wounded," Cambodian Defense 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.
(Source: Xinhua)
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