Bangkok/IBNS, Dec. 8 -- Tensions on the Thailand-Cambodia border surged once more on Monday, as Thailand launched air strikes on Cambodian positions amid fresh accusations and counteraccusations of aggression.

The renewed hostilities, which authorities on both sides blamed on each other, have already killed four Cambodian civilians and one Thai soldier.

Thailand's Second Army Region confirmed that around 35,000 residents have been evacuated from border districts following the latest burst of fighting.

Cambodia's information ministry reported that more than 1,100 families fled from the frontier province of Oddar Meanchey.

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