Fighting at Ta Krabey temple still continue at 4:15 this afternoon and the tower of Ta Krabey temple had collapsed

Cambodian villagers fleeing Thai artillery shells

By Khmerization
Source: Kampuchea Thmey

Kampuchea Thmey reported that the fighting between Cambodian and Thai troops at Ta Krabey temple that started at 6 a.m this morning is still continuing at 4:15 p.m this afternoon. The report said that the fighting in the area at the moment only involved small arms and light rockets like B-40s and the Thai side had stopped shelling the temple with heavy rockets like 155 milimetres rockets that they have used earlier in this morning.

The newspaper reported that the fighting had restarted again after a group of Thai soldiers attempted to fight their way in to retrieve the bodies of 7 Thai soldiers killed during the fighting in the morning.

CEN reported that the fighting was caused by a group of 300 Thai soldiers who moved in to occupy a Cambodian cashew plantation at Chong Chorm village opposite O’Smach bordertown at 1:30 pm on Thursday 21st April. At 6 a.m in the early morning of Friday, they launched an attack on the Cambodian troops.

Koh Santepheap reported that the fighting had caused substantial damages to the temple, with the collapse of the tower of Ta Krabey temple after it was hit by a Thai artillery rocket.

CEN had also reported that 2 rounds of 155 milimetres Thai rockets had landed near Ta NekPagoda in Kork Svay village, Kork Morn commune of Banteay Ampil district in Oddar Meanchey province, 21 kilometres from the Cambodian-Thai border.

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