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Cambodia alleges Thai temple damage to UN

Written by Writer on Monday, October 27th, 2008

Cambodia alleges Thai temple damage to UN

Phnom Penh - Cambodian officials have complained to the United Nations that Thai troops damaged the Preah Vihear temple with rocket fire during a firefight, foreign media reported on Saturday.

The Thai Foreign Ministry refused to comment.

The reports quoted Phay Siphan, vice minister and spokesman of the Cambodian Council of Ministers (cabinet).

He said Cambodia has filed an official complaint with Unesco, the UN Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation, claiming Thai soldiers damaged statues and a staircase at Preah Vihear temple with rocket launchers.

Cambodia succeeded in June in getting Preah Vihear inscribed by Unesco as a World Heritage site.

The complaint apparently referred to the Oct 15 firefight between Thai and Cambodian troops at the overlapping area surrounding the temple.

Two Cambodians died in the battle, and one Thai soldier died from his wounds last Wednesday. (BangkokPost.com, compiled from agency reports)

Bangkok Post
Sunday October 26, 2008

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