Cambodia Border Dispute by John Vink (Magnum)
Submitted by Pete Marovich on Thursday, 9 October 2008No Comment
Compelling images from Magnum Photographer John Vink documenting a dispute along the Cambodian Border.
“The listing of the 11th century Preah Vihear temple as a UNESCO World Heritage Site has triggered a military reaction by Thailand along the disputed border the temple is located on. Some 700 Thai troops penetrated what is regarded by a 1962 UN agreement as Cambodian territory and set up camp in what they claim is Thai territory. Some 1000 Cambodian soldiers, a large majority of them former Khmer Rouge fighters who integrated the RCAF were deployed as a face-off in response.” — John Vink
View Vink’s images on his website www.johnvink.com.
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