July 24 (UPI) -- Cambodia and Thailand exchanged attacks Thursday morning along their disputed border as tensions between the two countries that had been rising over the past few days turned violent.
The Thai military said at least three of its civilians and a soldier were injured.
Both sides have accused one another of firing first near the ancient Ta Muen Temple, located along the disputed Thai-Cambodia border.
The Royal Thai Army accused Cambodian forces in a statement of having opened fire at 8:20 a.m. local time. The Cambodian Ministry of National Defense laid blame on Thai soldiers, saying they initiated a "direct attack against Cambodian forces" stationed near the temple.
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