Sunday, July 20, 2008

20 July 2008, Day 6 of Thai troops invasion in Preah Vihear

Cambodian Buddhist monks, left, square off with Thai soldiers inside a Cambodian Buddhist temple which Thai soldiers have occupied Saturday, July 19, 2008 near Preah Vihear temple, Preah Vihear province, Cambodia. The military stand off between Cambodia and Thailand enters its fifth day Saturday as both sides continue to reinforce their troops ahead of scheduled talks over a disputed border area.
Thai Colonel Chay Huay Soon Nern (L) gestures as Cambodian General Srey Dek (R) talks to a Thai soldier at Cekakiri Svarak pagoda in the compounds of Preah Vihaer temple, 245km (152 miles) north of Phnom Penh July 19, 2008. Cambodia sent extra troops to its disputed border with Thailand on Friday, as both sides insisted the flare-up over an ancient temple was unlikely to get violent.
People on a truck loaded with food and other supplies drive past Thai soldiers (R) as they stand guard with Cambodian soldiers (C) near Cekakiri Svarak pagoda in the compounds of Preah Vihaer temple, 245km (152 miles) north of Phnom Penh July 19, 2008. Cambodia sent extra troops to its disputed border with Thailand on Friday, as both sides insisted the flare-up over an ancient temple was unlikely to get violent.
Cambodian soldiers stand guard near a Buddhist temple which was occupied by Thai soldiers Saturday, July 19, 2008 near Preah Vihear temple, Preah Vihear province, Cambodia. The military stand off between Cambodia and Thailand enters its fifth day Saturday as both sides continue to reinforce their troops ahead of scheduled talks over a disputed border area.
A Cambodian soldier carries a shoulder-launched grenade launcher while guarding a road which leads to the ruins of Preah Vihear temple near the Thai-Cambodia border on July 19. Upcoming talks between Cambodia and Thailand are unlikely to resolve the military standoff at the disputed border point, a Cambodian commander has said
A Cambodian soldier (R) looks at his mobile phone with a Thai soldier as they patrol near Cekakiri Svarak pagoda in the compounds of Preah Vihaer temple, 245km (152 miles) north of Phnom Penh July 19, 2008. Cambodia sent extra troops to its disputed border with Thailand on Friday, as both sides insisted the flare-up over an ancient temple was unlikely to get violent.
A Cambodian soldier carrying B41 rockets walks past soldiers from Thailand (in black) as they stand stand guard near the Cekakiri Svarak pagoda of the Preah Vihear temple, about 245 km (152 miles) north of Phnom Penh, July 19, 2008. Cambodia sent extra troops to its disputed border with Thailand on Friday, as both sides insisted the flare-up over the ancient temple was unlikely to get violent.
Cambodian military police (R) stand guard at the Preah Vihear temple, about 245 km (152 miles) north of Phnom Penh, July 19, 2008. Cambodia sent extra troops to its disputed border with Thailand on Friday, as both sides insisted the flare-up over the ancient temple was unlikely to get violent.




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