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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sopheng Cheang and Grant Peck

Cambodia and Thailand's border conflict heats up again as Cambodian villager is reported killed

Cambodia Thailand - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Cambodia's prime minister said a villager was killed when shooting broke out Wednesday along the volatile border with Thailand, as the ceasefire partly brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump that ended five days of combat between the two nations appeared to be breaking down.

The reported death occurred two days after a Thai solder lost a foot to a land mine while patrolling another area of the border. Thailand blamed Cambodia for the blast and announced it was suspending honoring the terms of the ceasefire, which was originally agreed to on July 28.

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