The Archive · 1941

Bombing of Cambodia

Hanoi, Jan. 7.

One French captain was killed and another seriously wounded as border lashes between Thal and French Units. continued today along the Indo-China frontier, according to on 'oficial communique released here today. On the other hand, a Thai cadet and several Thal soldiers were captured, the communique added.

Early yesterday morning, twelve Thal planes flew over Pakse and six of them continued their fight over Indo-Chinese territory to drop twelve bombs on a plantation situated a point avent 25 miles from Pakse.

At Paksong, five other Thai plane? dropped about twenty small-calibre bombs and machine-gunned a guardhouse, but there were no casualties and no damage was done.

This afternoon, nine That planes flew over Cambodia and bombed Stungtreng, killing three natives and seriously wounding a Captain in the French medical service.

A surprise raid by Thai forces in the region North of Savannakhet was repelled, without any losses on the French side. Attacks by 'Thal units in the Poipet region resulted in two dead and' four wounded for the French—Havas.

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