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| Thai troops 'cross into Cambodia' | Thai troops 'cross into Cambodia' |
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| Thailand has denied claims by Cambodia that its troops violated Cambodian territory in a disputed border area near an ancient Hindu temple. | Thailand has denied claims by Cambodia that its troops violated Cambodian territory in a disputed border area near an ancient Hindu temple. |
| Cambodia says about 40 Thai soldiers crossed the frontier following the arrest of three Thai protestors near the site by Cambodian authorities. | Cambodia says about 40 Thai soldiers crossed the frontier following the arrest of three Thai protestors near the site by Cambodian authorities. |
| The head of the national authority for the Preah Vihear temple said there was a stand-off, but had been no shooting. | The head of the national authority for the Preah Vihear temple said there was a stand-off, but had been no shooting. |
| Thai military officials said troops had been deployed in Thai territory nearby. | Thai military officials said troops had been deployed in Thai territory nearby. |
| "We have every right to deploy troops here to protect our sovereignty," Maj-Gen Kanok Netakawesana, the regional Thai army commander, told the Associated Press. | "We have every right to deploy troops here to protect our sovereignty," Maj-Gen Kanok Netakawesana, the regional Thai army commander, told the Associated Press. |
| Earlier, three Thai protesters were arrested for illegally crossing the border in an attempt to plant a Thai flag at the site. They were released hours later. | Earlier, three Thai protesters were arrested for illegally crossing the border in an attempt to plant a Thai flag at the site. They were released hours later. |
| 'Misunderstanding' | 'Misunderstanding' |
| Hang Soth, the head of the Cambodian agency in charge of the temple site, said the Thai soldiers had positioned themselves at a Buddhist pagoda located on a mountain slope below and were now negotiating with the Cambodian authorities. | Hang Soth, the head of the Cambodian agency in charge of the temple site, said the Thai soldiers had positioned themselves at a Buddhist pagoda located on a mountain slope below and were now negotiating with the Cambodian authorities. |
| There is no trespassing by our soldiers Seni ChittakasemGovernor of Si Sa Ket Province Tranquil temple at centre of a storm | There is no trespassing by our soldiers Seni ChittakasemGovernor of Si Sa Ket Province Tranquil temple at centre of a storm |
| "At first about 20 troops entered a pagoda in Cambodian territory," he told the AFP news agency. | "At first about 20 troops entered a pagoda in Cambodian territory," he told the AFP news agency. |
| "Later they increased their numbers to about 40," he said. "We don't understand yet why they came." | "Later they increased their numbers to about 40," he said. "We don't understand yet why they came." |
| Hang Soth said that Cambodian troops in the area had been placed on alert but ordered not to open fire first, and that there had not been any shooting. | Hang Soth said that Cambodian troops in the area had been placed on alert but ordered not to open fire first, and that there had not been any shooting. |
| The governor of the neighbouring Thai province of Si Sa Ket, Seni Chittakasem, insisted there had been a misunderstanding. | The governor of the neighbouring Thai province of Si Sa Ket, Seni Chittakasem, insisted there had been a misunderstanding. |
| "There is no trespassing by our soldiers," he said. | "There is no trespassing by our soldiers," he said. |
| Decades-long dispute | Decades-long dispute |
| The 11th Century Hindu temple and the land around it have been the subject of a border dispute for decades. | The 11th Century Hindu temple and the land around it have been the subject of a border dispute for decades. |
| The Preah Vihear temple was awarded to Cambodia by the International Court of Justice in 1962, forcing Thai troops who had occupied the area to withdraw. | The Preah Vihear temple was awarded to Cambodia by the International Court of Justice in 1962, forcing Thai troops who had occupied the area to withdraw. |
| It then became caught up in Cambodia's civil conflict, falling to the Khmer Rouge in 1975 and only being opened to the public in 1998. | It then became caught up in Cambodia's civil conflict, falling to the Khmer Rouge in 1975 and only being opened to the public in 1998. |
| Tension between the two countries has increased since Cambodia applied for World Heritage status for the temple, which was approved by Unesco earlier this month. | Tension between the two countries has increased since Cambodia applied for World Heritage status for the temple, which was approved by Unesco earlier this month. |
| The application was endorsed by Thai Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama, but this caused controversy in Thailand and he resigned last week after a court ruled he had breached the constitution. | The application was endorsed by Thai Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama, but this caused controversy in Thailand and he resigned last week after a court ruled he had breached the constitution. |
| Do you live in the region of the Preah Vihear temple? Are you near the Thai-Cambodian border? | |