International Herald Tribune
The Associated Press
Published: October 15, 2008
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia: A Thai air force official says that Thailand has put jet fighters and C-130 aircraft on standby as war rhetoric heats up with Cambodia in a tense border dispute.
The air force official, Group Captain Montol Satchukorn, called the moves "precautionary measures" a day after Cambodia issued an ultimatum to Thailand to pull back its troops from the border.
Montol told The Associated Press on Wednesday that jet fighters were on standby at bases nationwide and C-130 transport planes were on alert in the capital, Bangkok.
Both sides said they had deployed additional troops to a disputed stretch of jungle near the 11th century Preah Vihear temple, which has been a source of enmity between the two countries for decades.
The Associated Press
Published: October 15, 2008
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia: A Thai air force official says that Thailand has put jet fighters and C-130 aircraft on standby as war rhetoric heats up with Cambodia in a tense border dispute.
The air force official, Group Captain Montol Satchukorn, called the moves "precautionary measures" a day after Cambodia issued an ultimatum to Thailand to pull back its troops from the border.
Montol told The Associated Press on Wednesday that jet fighters were on standby at bases nationwide and C-130 transport planes were on alert in the capital, Bangkok.
Both sides said they had deployed additional troops to a disputed stretch of jungle near the 11th century Preah Vihear temple, which has been a source of enmity between the two countries for decades.
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