Rockets fire into Thailand from Cambodia during border clashes

Eight people, including two children, were killed when rockets fired by Cambodia hit a petrol station in Thailand’s Si Sa Ket province, amid the countries’ bloodiest military clash in more than a decade. Bandit Aunjit, 7, and Namkhong Boontang, 8, were among those caught in the blast at a 7‑Eleven inside a PTT petrol station. Thailand said it had scrambled F‑16 fighter jets to the area, as the two sides battled with tanks, artillery and ground forces over a disputed border zone. “Due to the BM21 rocket incident, there were initially eight deaths at five locations,” police in the Kanthalarak district said in a statement. “Police, military, local government officials, firefighters, local administrative organisations, and medical units are on duty informing civilians to stay away from the area.”