Anti-tank mine explodes, killing 6 in Cambodia
Six farmers were killed on the spot and another one seriously injured after a home-made tractor ran onto an old anti-tank mine in northwestern Preah Vihear province, police chief confirmed Thursday.
The accident occurred in a forest in Chom-ksan district when the tractor hit the mine on Wednesday night at 7:00 p.m. local time, Sy Kiri, police chief of Preah Vihear province, said. "All the victims are men. they returned from their rice fields by a tractor together. Unfortunately, the tractor moved onto the old mine and triggered the explosion," he told Xinhua over telephone. "The injured man is still in critical condition--less hope to survive."
He said the area is a former battlefield and landmines have not been cleared from the forest yet. ...
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