Phnom Penh, 10 December (NA) — Over 100,000 Cambodian villagers have fled their homes to safer zones as the border conflict with Thailand entered its fourth day, a Cambodian defense spokesperson reported today. The total number of displaced persons is 101,129, including babies, children, pregnant women, the elderly, and people with disabilities, stated the Undersecretary of State and spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense of Cambodia, Lieutenant General Maly Socheata at a press conference. According to information obtained by the Argentine News Agency (NA) from Xinhua, the official stated that the Thai army had used heavy and destructive weapons, including F-16 combat aircraft, to attack Cambodian military positions and civilian areas from Sunday afternoon until Wednesday morning. At least seven Cambodian civilians have been killed and another 20 injured in this conflict, according to Socheata.
