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Mine event in Kantharalak, Sao Thong Chai area, Thailand on Sun 18th October 2020

18th October 2020

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SI SA KET: A villager lost his right leg in a landmine explosion on the border with Cambodia in Kantharalak district on Sunday while foraging for mushrooms, a military source said. The incident occurred at about 10am while Thanat Khamphidchu, 25, from Moo 5 village in tambon Khanun, and his relatives were picking mushrooms in a forest near the Thai-Cambodian border in tambon Sao Thong Chai. Mr Thanat accidentally stepped on a landmine, and the blast severed the lower part of his right leg. Soldiers from the 12th Infantry Battalion of the Suranaree Force and rangers from the 23rd Ranger Regiment rushed to the spot on hearing the loud explosion.

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Kantharalak ( Sao Thong Chai area )

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