Third landmine incident injures soldiers
One soldier lost a foot and two others were injured after one of them stepped on a landmine as they patrolled an area between Thailand's Sisaket and Cambodia's Preah Vihear provinces yesterday morning, the Thai army said.
The soldiers are being treated at a hospital, the army said.
Cambodia's defence ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The incident is the third time in a few weeks that Thai soldiers have been injured by mines while patrolling along the border.
Two previous similar incidents led to the downgrading of diplomatic relations and triggered five days of violent clashes.
A fragile ceasefire has been holding since both countries agreed on Thursday to allow Asean observers to inspect disputed border areas to ensure hostilities do not resume. — Reuters
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