JAKARTA - Cambodia said the Thai military bombed the casino town of Poipet on the border of the two countries on Thursday, December 18.
Citing AFP, the Cambodian Defense Ministry in a statement said Thai forces "dropped two bombs in the Poipet Municipality area, Banteay Meanchey Province" at around 11.00 local time.
Thailand has not confirmed the attack. The casino center in Poipet is known to be crowded and popular among Thai gamblers.
Fighting between Cambodia and Thailand this month has killed at least 21 people in Thailand, and 17 in Cambodia. Officials say about 800,000 people have been displaced.
The conflict is rooted in a territorial dispute over a colonial-era demarcation of the 800-kilometer border and several ancient temple ruins located on the Cambodian-Thai border.
Both sides blamed each other for the beginning of the battle. Cambodia-Thailand also accused each other of attacking civilians.
Thailand said on Tuesday that some 5,000-6,000 Thai nationals were still trapped in Poipet after Cambodia closed its land border.
Cambodia's Ministry of the Interior said the border closure was a "necessary step" to reduce risks to civilians amid the ongoing fighting, adding that air travel remained an option for those who wanted to leave.
The ministry said at least four casinos in Cambodia had been damaged by the Thai attack.
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