Smoke rises over border construction site in Cambodia after strikepublished at 10:37 GMT
Paul Brown
BBC Verify senior journalist
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We’re investigating new footage of strikes and damage to Cambodian sites close to the disputed border with Thailand, as part of the renewed conflict which has led to at least 10 people being killed and hundreds of thousands displaced.
Two videos we have verified this morning show damage to a group of buildings in Cambodia’s Pursat Province. The site is located just over 500m (1,600ft) from the Thmor Dar Diamond Hotel and Casino, which has been targeted at least twice in recent days and is itself very close to the border.
The footage shows smoke rising, debris strewn around and damage to some of the buildings. New satellite imagery of the site shows that at least one structure was levelled.
Many of the buildings are newly built and the site appears to still be under construction.
There are suggestions in Thai media that the site was being used as a mobilisation point for Cambodian troops. We’ve seen no evidence to back up the claim.
