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China-made rocket among triggers for Thai airstrikes into Cambodia

BANGKOK — Thailand s airstrikes on Monday (Dec 8) targeted Cambodian military facilities housing long-range artillery, after surveillance signalled that rockets, including a Chinese-made variant, could be used to hit civilian areas, a Thai military official said.The Southeast Asian neighbours engaged in their worst fighting since a five-day clash in July, with both sides accusing each other of breaching a ceasefire brokered by US President Donald Trump and Malaysian Premier Anwar Ibrahim.Based on the movement of weapons and their range, Thailand s military assessed that Cambodian forces could use Soviet-designed BM-21 and Chinese-made PHL-03 rockets to fire towards a provincial airport and a state-run district hospital, said defence ministry spokesman Rear Admiral Surasant Kongsiri. Based on our intelligence as well, there have been attempts... to lock on the coordinates of these facilities, Surasant told Reuters, without elaborating.Thai intelligence indicated the airstrikes attacked military depots that included rocket storage facilities, he said.Reuters could not independently verify the impact of Thai air force sorties.


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