Cambodia’s government has accused Thai forces of firing on a Cambodian border community on Nov. 12, killing at least one villager and raising fresh doubts about the uneasy peace between the two Southeast Asian countries.
According to a statement from Cambodia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Thai soldiers fired on the Cambodian village of Prey Chan late on Wednesday afternoon, killing one villager and injuring three more in what the ministry described as an unprovoked attack on civilians.
“This incident represents a serious violation of Cambodia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as a grave breach of international humanitarian law and the fundamental principles of the United Nations Charter, [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] Charter and the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia,” the Cambodian government said of the shooting….
Cambodia Reports Villager Killed by Thai Soldiers in Latest Sign of Faltering Peace
