Thailand on Thursday defended its military's demolition of a Hindu statue along the border with Cambodia, saying the removal was carried out to assert control in a disputed frontier area.
A Cambodian official responded angrily to the
destruction of the statue of the Hindu deity Vishnu, after more than two weeks of military clashes between the neighbours.
The Preah Vihear provincial spokesman said it was built in 2014 on Cambodian territory and knocked down on Monday.