"The evacuation took place a day after a man identified as Dy Nai was said to have been killed in a shootout between Cambodian and Thai soldiers around the same frontier village. Three others were injured in the incident, according to Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet. Both sides blamed the other for what happened on Wednesday, claiming they were not the first to open fire."
"The deadly incident is just the latest to raise questions about the Thai-Cambodian ceasefire that went into effect in July after five days of fighting killed dozens of people and temporarily displaced thousands. Earlier in the week, Thailand accused Cambodia of laying new landmines after saying one of its soldiers had lost a foot when a mine exploded on Monday near their border in Thailand's Sisaket province."
Cambodia evacuated roughly 250 families from Prey Chan village in Banteay Meanchey province to a Buddhist temple 29km from the disputed border after a reported shooting that killed a resident. A man identified as Dy Nai was said to have been killed and three others injured in a shootout between Cambodian and Thai soldiers. Both sides accused the other of initiating the gunfire, with conflicting accounts of who opened fire and the roughly ten-minute duration of the exchange. The incident jeopardizes a July ceasefire and follows mutual allegations about newly laid landmines near the border.
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