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Thai troops 'cross into Cambodia'
About 40 Thai troops have crossed into Cambodian territory in the latest flare-up of a dispute over an ancient temple, Cambodian officials have said.

The head of the national authority for the Preah Vihear temple said there was a stand-off, but had been no shooting.

Thai military officials said soldiers had been deployed on Thai territory nearby "to protect our sovereignty".

Earlier, three Thai protesters were arrested for illegally crossing the border in an attempt to enter the site.

The 11th Century Hindu temple and the land around it have been the subject of a border dispute for decades.

They were awarded to Cambodia by the International Court of Justice in 1962, forcing Thai troops who had occupied the area to withdraw.

They then became caught up in Cambodia's civil conflict, falling to the Khmer Rouge in 1975 and only being handed back in 1998.

Last week, Thai Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama resigned after a court ruled he had violated the constitution by supporting Cambodia's effort to have the temple listed as a Unesco World Heritage site.

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