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(26 Aug 1997) T/I: 11:01:16
Besieged troops loyal to Cambodia's ousted premier on Tuesday (26/08) shattered an uneasy calm around their last bastion by unleashing a fresh attack on their powerful rivals. The fight, led by heavy cannons, mortars and machine-gun fire, came a day after the royalist Ranariddh troops clawed back crucial territory from the soldiers of Cambodian strongman Hun Sen, averting what seemed to be an imminent defeat.
SHOWS:
NEAR O SMACH, THAI-CAMBODIA BORDER 26/08
WS border gates - soldiers at border gates;
WS of the gates,
gunfire in the background;
CU royalist flag;
MS welcome to Cambodia sign;
VS Thai troops digging bunkers;
VS Thai soldier cleaning gun;
VS border, heavy gunfire audible;
VS wounded FUNCINPEC soldier being carried on a stretcher and onto ambulance van;
WS ambulance;
VS soldiers going to front;
MS more sound of heavy round of gunfire;
VS media ducking for cover as shells come in;
MS Reuters camerman grazed in the leg by incoming fire from an AK 47; Reuters cameraman talking to military officials and showing him injuries
WS border buildings, gunfire audible;
MS Thai soldiers;
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