Bangkok (ANTARA News/AFP) - Thai and Cambodian troops exchanged heavy weapons fire on their disputed border again early Saturday, a day after a bloody clash left six soldiers dead, officials on both sides said.

"Fresh fighting started at around 6 am (2300 GMT Friday) with rifles and mortar shelling at the same flash point," said a Thai army spokesman in the border region, Colonel Prawit Hookaew.

"We are negotiating to stop the fighting," he said.

Cambodia confirmed the latest outbreak of hostilities, which occurred near a group of disputed temples.

"The fighting started at 6:15 am (2315 GMT Friday). It involves artillery shelling," said defence ministry spokesman Chhum Socheat in Phnom Penh. (*)

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