Sunday, 20 July 2008

Pictures from Preah Vihear Temple: 20 July 2008

Buddhist monks pass Cambodian soldiers near the Thai-Cambodia border on July 20. Thailand has said that a military standoff with Phnom Penh over disputed land should be resolved through negotiations, but a top Cambodian general said he had little faith in talks(AFP/Tang Chhin Sothy)

Cambodian military police sit and guard at a closed border gate between Cambodia and Thailand at Preah Vihear temple, Preah Vihear province, Cambodia, Sunday, July 20, 2008. Cambodia has complained to the U.N. Security Council that Thai forces have violated its territory near an ancient World Heritage Site temple where hundreds of troops continued to face off Sunday.(AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

A Cambodian soldier on guard near a pagoda at the Thai-Cambodia border on July 20. Thailand has said that a military standoff with Phnom Penh over disputed land should be resolved through negotiations, but a top Cambodian general said he had little faith in talks(AFP/Tang Chhin Sothy)

A Cambodian soldier carries a shoulder-launched grenade launcher while guarding a road which leads to the ruins of Preah Vihear temple near the Thai-Cambodia border on July 19. Upcoming talks between Cambodia and Thailand are unlikely to resolve the military standoff at the disputed border point, a Cambodian commander has said(AFP/Tang Chhin Sothy)

A Cambodian Buddhist monk, left, talks at entrance gate in the border between Cambodia and Thailand near Preah Vihear temple, Preah Vihear province, Cambodia, Sunday, July 20, 2008. Cambodia has complained to the U.N. Security Council that Thai forces have violated its territory near an ancient World Heritage Site temple where hundreds of troops continued to face off Sunday.(AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

A Cambodian Buddhist monk, left, talks at entrance gate in the border between Cambodia and Thailand near Preah Vihear temple, Preah Vihear province, Cambodia, Sunday, July 20, 2008. Cambodia has complained to the U.N. Security Council that Thai forces have violated its territory near an ancient World Heritage Site temple where hundreds of troops continued to face off Sunday.(AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

A Cambodian soldier walks past a Cambodian Buddhist monk at the Preah Vihear temple, 245km (152 miles) north of Phnom Penh, July 20, 2008. Thailand and Cambodia sent troops and heavy guns on Saturday to their disputed border, where hundreds of soldiers faced off for a fifth day over an ancient Hindu temple.REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA)

Cambodian Buddhist monks walk pass a soldier standing guard at the Cekakiri Svarak pagoda in the compound of the Preah Vihear temple, 245km (152 miles) north of Phnom Penh, July 20, 2008 . Thailand and Cambodia sent troops and heavy guns on Saturday to their disputed border, where hundreds of soldiers faced off for a fifth day over an ancient Hindu temple.REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA)

Cambodian Buddhist monks stand in front of the entrance gate of Preah Vihear temple in Preah Vihear province, Cambodia, Sunday, July 20, 2008. A Cambodian general said Sunday that he has little hope that upcoming talks between his government and Thailand will resolve a tense border dispute that has seen hundreds of troops face off around an ancient temple.(AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Thai soldiers walk back from a Cambodian Buddhist temple complex to the Thai side near Preah Vihear temple, Preah Vihear province, Cambodia, Sunday, July 20, 2008. A Cambodian general said Sunday that he has little hope that upcoming talks between his government and Thailand will resolve a tense border dispute that has seen hundreds of troops face off around an ancient temple.(AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Soldiers from Thailand walk past a land mine sign as they patrol at Cekakiri Svarak pagoda in the compounds of Preah Vihear temple, 245km (152 miles) north of Phnom Penh, July 20, 2008. Thailand and Cambodia sent troops and heavy guns on Saturday to their disputed border, where hundreds of soldiers faced off for a fifth day over an ancient Hindu temple.REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA)

Thai soldiers walk by a mine field at a Cambodian Buddhist temple complex near Preah Vihear temple, Preah Vihear province, Cambodia, Sunday, July 20, 2008. A Cambodian general said Sunday that he has little hope that upcoming talks between his government and Thailand will resolve a tense border dispute that has seen hundreds of troops face off around an ancient temple.(AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Thais clear land mines at a Cambodian Buddhist temple complex near Preah Vihear temple, Preah Vihear province, Cambodia, Sunday, July 20, 2008. A Cambodian general said Sunday that he has little hope that upcoming talks between his government and Thailand will resolve a tense border dispute that has seen hundreds of troops face off around an ancient temple.(AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Thai deminers look for mines at a Cambodian Buddhist temple complex near Preah Vihear temple in Preah Vihear province, Cambodia, Sunday, July 20, 2008. A Cambodian general said Sunday that he has little hope that upcoming talks between his government and Thailand will resolve a tense border dispute that has seen hundreds of troops face off around an ancient temple.(AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

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