US EditionThai soldiers injured by landmine near Cambodia amid fragile ceasefire
THAILAND, AUG 9 – A landmine blast near the Thai–Cambodian border injured three soldiers, including one who lost a foot, highlighting risks from unexploded ordnance in the area.
- On Aug 9, the Thai Army reported that during a patrol between Sisaket and Preah Vihear provinces, one soldier lost a foot and two others were injured in a landmine blast in Don Ao-Krissana.
- On Aug 7, Cambodia and Thailand agreed a ceasefire at a General Border Committee meeting in Malaysia after five days of clashes over the Preah Vihar temple from July 24-28 that killed 30 people and displaced more than 300,000.
- Infantry Company 111 soldiers were laying barbed wire in the Don Ao-Krissana border area around 10 AM when the mine detonated, injuring Sergeant Major First Class Thana and two privates.
- Authorities documented the incident for, and Acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said he received a report and sent details to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs under the Ottawa Convention.
- Saturday’s incident occurs amid a fragile ceasefire allowing ASEAN observers to inspect disputed border areas and maintain current troop deployments, marking the third mine injury in weeks.
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Landmine blast wounds Thai soldiers on tense Cambodia border
BANGKOK — A landmine blast wounded three Thai soldiers on patrol Saturday near the border with Cambodia, days after the two sides agreed to extend the ceasefire that ended their deadliest clashes in decades. The blast occurred in Sisaket province at around 10:00 am (0300 GMT), the Royal Thai Military said in a statement. One soldier suffered a severe leg injury, another was wounded in the back and arm, and the third experienced extreme pressure …
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UpstractThailand accuses Cambodia of planting land mines after blast hurts 3 soldiers near border
Three Thai soldiers on patrol were wounded Saturday when one stepped on a land mine in territory along the border with Cambodia, Thailand’s army announced. The incident came just two days after the two countries reaffirmed their adherence to a ceasefire to end a brief armed conflict.
Despite the ceasefire, tensions between Thailand and Cambodia continue. The Thai army accuses the neighbouring state of having relocated new landmines.
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