People look at a damaged bridge after Thailand carried out air strikes in an area between Cambodia's Oddar Meanchey and Siem Reap provinces on December 20, 2025. The United States hopes a renewed ceasefire will be reached by early next week to end clashes between Thai and Cambodian forces, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on December 19. -- Photo by AFP
PHNOM PENH (Xinhua): Cambodia said on Saturday that the Thai military had used an F-16 fighter jet to bomb a concrete bridge inside Cambodian territory.
"At 10:58 p.m. (on Dec. 19), the Thai military deployed an F-16 fighter jet to drop two bombs, destroying the civilian O' Jik Bridge at the border area between Chong Kal district of Oddar Meanchey province and Srei Snam district of Siem Reap province," Cambodian Defense Ministry's Undersecretary of State and Spokesperson Lt. Gen. Maly Socheata said in a press briefing.
She added that the Thai military forces have continued to fire artillery shells at several positions in Cambodia as of Saturday morning.
According to the latest figures released by Cambodia's Ministry of Interior, the conflict has killed 18 Cambodian civilians and injured 79 others so far.
The current tension between the two countries is the worst seen in decades. It has also forced over 510,000 people to flee their homes for safe shelters. - Xinhua
