Tens of thousands of people sought refuge as border fighting between Thailand and Cambodia entered a second day, heightening fears of a broader conflict. Tensions over a disputed border area erupted into fighting after a land mine explosion along the border on wounded five Thai soldiers on Wednesday. The fighting has killed at least 14 people in Thailand, while Cambodia confirmed its first fatality on Friday.
The UN Security Council is scheduled to hold an emergency meeting on the crisis later Friday in New York, while Malaysia, which chairs a regional bloc that includes both countries, called for an end to hostilities and offered to mediate. The Thai Health Ministry on Friday said more than 58,000 have fled from villages to temporary shelters in four affected border provinces, while Cambodian authorities said more than 4,000 people have evacuated from areas near the border.
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