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Bangkok – Thai soldiers and Kakbud clashed in several areas along their borders on Thursday in a major escalation of their conflict, which left at least 11 people, most of them civilians. The two sides launched small arms, artillery and missiles, and Thailand also called at air strikes.

Thai villagers can be seen on a video of their homes to search for shelter when clashes started in the morning.

Sorrasant Kongiri, a spokesman for the Thai Ministry of Defense, said the fighting continues in at least six areas along the border. This operator of the clashes was a mine explosion along the border on Wednesday, with five Thai soldiers and led Bangkok to withdraw its ambassador to Cambodia and expel Cambodia.

The Foreign Ministry in Thailand said that all land border crossings with Cambodia were sealed and societies near the border were evacuated. It urged all Thai citizens to leave Cambodia.

The neighbors in Southeast Asia have long -term border disputes that vanish periodically along their 500 miles and usually lead to short confrontations that sometimes include fire exchange. However, the relations have deteriorated sharply since a confrontation in May killed a Kambodi soldier, and clashes on Thursday were much larger in size and distress than usual.

The American embassy in Thailand noted the reports of “fighting, including missiles and artillery, between the Cambodian and Thai forces along the border,” and said that the Thai government “arranged the evacuation of certain areas.”

“American citizens who live or travel near the borders of Thailand-Gambodia should follow the guidance of Thai security services and consult with the local government authorities to obtain the latest information,” The embassy said.

The first match on Thursday took place in an area near the old Temple TA MUN Thom, along the borders of Sorne County in Thailand and the Oddar Minchey province in Cambodia.

A video clip from the Thai side showed people running from their homes and hiding in a concrete hide when the explosions looked.

The Thai army said that its forces heard a drone before seeing six armed compound soldiers approaching the Thai military positions on the border. She said that Thai soldiers tried to scream on them to defuse the situation, but the Cambodian side began to open the fire.

However, the Cambodia Ministry of Defense said that Thailand deployed a drone first before the fire was opened, and that Cambodia “acted accurately within the limits of self -defense, responding to an indifferent incursion by Thai forces that violate our regional safety.”

Prime Minister Hun Manit wrote to the current president of the United Nations Security Council asking for an urgent meeting to “stop the aggression of Thailand.”

The Thai army said that it later fired air strikes on the military targets in Cambodia, while the Cambodian Ministry of Defense said that Thai aircraft shot down the bombs on a road near the old Berrah Phayer Temple, which was the site of some of the most prominent previous conflicts of violence between countries.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Thailand Cambodia was accused of attacking military and non -military sites in Thailand, including the hospital.

“The Royal Thai government is ready to intensify self -defense measures if Cambodia continues in its armed attack and violations of its sovereignty in Thailand in accordance with international law and principles,” said Nicurindj Palanskura, a spokeswoman for the ministry.

Thai Prime Minister Foumetham and Yuhayahay said that 11 people died, including 10 civilians and one soldier. Meanwhile, 28 were wounded, four of them soldiers and civilians.

Cambodia did not issue any details of deaths or injuries alongside her.

On Wednesday, Thailand withdrew its ambassador to Cambodia and expelled the Cambodian Ambassador to protest against the explosion of the mine that hit its soldiers.

The Thai authorities claimed that the newly placed mines along the paths agreed upon by both sides were supposed to be safe. They said that the mines were Russian of manufacture, not the type used by the Thailand army.

Cambodia rejected the Thailand account as “unfounded accusations”, noting that many unnamed mines and other ammunition are a legacy of the wars of the twentieth century and disturbances.

Cambodia has also reduced the classification of diplomatic relations, noting all employees of Cambodians on Thursday from its embassy in Bangkok.

The border conflict in May, which led to the death of a Cambodian soldier, had political repercussions in Thailand. Prime Minister Paetongton Shinawatra was criticized for being subjected to a phone call to her compressor when she tried to defuse the situation. Since then it has been suspended from his position pending an investigation into potential ethics violations on this issue.