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The ongoing conflict between Thailand and Cambodia has escalated, with the confrontation involving heavy weapons, Acting Thai PM Phumtham Wechayachai told reporters on Friday. “The situation has intensified and could escalate into a state of war,” he said. On Thursday, after fighting broke out, Phumtham had said there hadn’t been a declaration of war, describing the situation as a “clash.” At least 16 people, most of them Thai civilians, have died so far, in the heaviest fighting between the Southeast Asian neighbours in over a decade.