Thailand seals border with Cambodia after military clashes kill at least 12 people

THAILAND: At least 12 Thais, mostly civilians, have been killed as Thai and Cambodian troops clash in a disputed border area

Cambodia has been accused of firing rockets into a Thai village and attacking a hospital, while Thailand has carried out air strikes on Cambodian military targets

Thailand has closed its entire border with Cambodia after telling all its nationals there to leave, while Cambodia has downgraded its ties with Bangkok which they accuse of using “excessive force”

Thursday’s fighting marks an escalation of a long-standing dispute between the two South East Asian neighbours.