PHNOM PENH/BANGKOK -- The cross-border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia escalated dramatically on Saturday, the third day of clashes, as the fighting spread from long-contested territory to hitherto peaceful regions.
Thailand-Cambodia conflict
Thai-Cambodian border clashes spread to previously peaceful areas
Both countries accuse each other of escalating the conflict as death toll rises to 33
Thai civilians shelter in a hall in Surin province near the Cambodian border on July 25 after fleeing their homes to escape cross-border shelling. Hundreds of thousands of people have evacuated from border areas in both countries to escape the worst fighting between the neighbors in a decade. © Reuters
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