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Three days of heavy fighting between Thailand and Cambodia on their disputed border have left 11 people dead, with another soldier killed on the Thai side, officials said on Monday.
Six Cambodian and five Thai troops have died as the two neighbours exchanged artillery shells and small arms fire on their jungle frontier.
The latest casualty was a Thai army ranger who was killed late on Sunday, said a Thai military spokesman in the border area, Colonel Prawit Hookaew.
It is the first serious outbreak of hostilities since February when 10 people were killed in clashes near the 900-year-old disputed temple Preah Vihear, prompting the UN Security Council to call for a lasting ceasefire.
The two neighbours have fought a series of deadly gunbattles in recent years in the jungle near ancient temples along the border, which has never been fully demarcated, partly because it is littered with landmines.
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