About 40 Thai troops have crossed into Cambodian territory in the latest flare-up of a dispute over an ancient temple, Cambodian officials have said.

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A Thai governor has denied troops have entered Cambodia.

Earlier, three Thai protesters were arrested for illegally crossing the border in an attempt to enter the site.

The temple has been the subject of a border dispute for decades.

The temple and the land around it were awarded to Cambodia by the International Court of Justice in 1962, forcing Thai troops who had occupied the area to withdraw.

It then became caught up in Cambodia's civil conflict, falling to the Khmer Rouge in 1975 and only being handed back in 1998.

Last week, Thai Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama resigned after a court ruled he had violated the constitution by supporting Cambodia's effort to have the temple listed on the Unesco World Heritage List.

(BBC)

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