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Cambodia says it has captured 10 Thai soldiers

PHNOM PENH
Wed Oct 15, 2008 8:12am EDT

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia's army captured 10 Thai soldiers Wednesday after a battle along a disputed stretch of border near the 900-year-old Preah Vihear temple, Foreign Minister Hor Namhong said.

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"The Prime Minister has ordered that the 10 soldiers be treated well," he told a news conference in Phnom Penh, adding that the prisoners would be returned to Thailand if Bangkok requested.

(Reporting by Ek Madra; Writing by Ed Cropley; Editing by Alan Raybould)
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