Thai security forces use rubber bullets, tear gas in border melee with Cambodian protesters

Thai security forces clashed with protesters from Cambodia on Wednesday in a disputed border area, threatening a fragile truce reached in July after five days of armed combat.

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Official statements from Cambodia said 28 people were injured over the course of several hours near what they called Prey Chan village in Banteay Meanchey province. Thai authorities referred to the same area as Ban Nong Ya Kaeo in Thailand's Sa Kaeo province.

No deaths were reported. Thai security forces used nonlethal weapons while Cambodian protesters, who appeared to be civilians, threw rocks and other objects.

Thai Army spokesperson Maj. Gen. Winthai Suvaree described the situation as a Cambodian mob encroaching on Thai territory, obstructing operations and destroying official property. He said Thai authorities regarded the incident as a provocation and an intentional violation of the ceasefire agreement.

In late July, the two countries engaged in five days of combat that killed dozens of people and displaced more than 260,000. The two countries agreed on a ceasefire only after mediation fostered by Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump, who threatened to withhold trade privileges unless they agreed on a truce.