Cambodia/Thailand - Fighting continues

(26 Aug 1997) T/I: 11:01:16 Besieged troops loyal to Cambodia's ousted premier on Tuesday (26/08) shattered an uneasy calm around their last bastion by unleashing a fresh attack on their powerful rivals. The fight, led by heavy cannons, mortars and machine-gun fire, came a day after the royalist Ranariddh troops clawed back crucial territory from the soldiers of Cambodian strongman Hun Sen, averting what seemed to be an imminent defeat. SHOWS: NEAR O SMACH, THAI-CAMBODIA BORDER 26/08 WS border gates - soldiers at border gates; WS of the gates, gunfire in the background; CU royalist flag; MS welcome to Cambodia sign; VS Thai troops digging bunkers; VS Thai soldier cleaning gun; VS border, heavy gunfire audible; VS wounded FUNCINPEC soldier being carried on a stretcher and onto ambulance van; WS ambulance; VS soldiers going to front; MS more sound of heavy round of gunfire; VS media ducking for cover as shells come in;