(Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 23rd) Cambodia's Ministry of Interior stated on the 22nd that a Chinese national was injured when Thai troops shelled Cambodian territory.
The Ministry's statement said that the Thai military fired shells into a 'civilian area' in Cambodia's border province of Battambang, resulting in 'a civilian house being completely destroyed and a Chinese national injured.'
Battambang province borders Thailand's Chanthaburi province to the west.
According to the Khmer-China Times, the injured Chinese citizen is 53 years old and is not seriously hurt.
In addition, a statement from the Defense Ministry said that at 11:32 a.m. on the 22nd, the Thai military used M79 grenade launchers to fire multiple grenades into a civilian residential area of the border trade city of Poipet in Banteay Meanchey province.
The Ministry's statement said that the Thai military fired shells into a 'civilian area' in Cambodia's border province of Battambang, resulting in 'a civilian house being completely destroyed and a Chinese national injured.'
Battambang province borders Thailand's Chanthaburi province to the west.
According to the Khmer-China Times, the injured Chinese citizen is 53 years old and is not seriously hurt.
In addition, a statement from the Defense Ministry said that at 11:32 a.m. on the 22nd, the Thai military used M79 grenade launchers to fire multiple grenades into a civilian residential area of the border trade city of Poipet in Banteay Meanchey province.