Thai residents run for cover as Cambodia border erupts in gunfire

Story: :: July 24, 2025

:: Surin province, Thailand

:: Residents on the Cambodian border in this Thai town, countries running for the cover while shopping

:: tension weeks on the border dispute between Southeast Asian neighbors turned into conflicts

:: Province of Sisake, Thailand

Made of concrete and strengthened with sandbags and car tires, because of the sheltered people, including children and the elderly, gunfire and explosions are heard intermittently in the background.

“How many rounds were fired? Numerous, an unidentified woman said to Thailand Public Broadcasting Service (TPBS).

In May, he reigned in May after the murder of a Cambodian soldier during a short gunfire, which turned into a complete diplomatic crisis and now triggered armed conflicts.

The clashes began on Thursday, along the eastern border between Cambodia and Thailand, near the controversial Ta Moan Thom temple, about 224 miles from the Thai capital Bangkok.