KOH SLA, Cambodia -- Cambodia's prime minister on Saturday downplayed the border clashes that killed at least three Thai soldiers near a disputed 11th century temple as a mere "incident" between neighbors that would not erupt into a war. Military commanders from both sides said calm had been restored after Friday's fighting, in which troops exchanged fire with assault rifles and rocket launchers along Cambodia's northern border near Preah Vihear temple. Thailand acknowledged that three of its...
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