Mine

Mine event in Cambodia on Sun 5th July 2026

5th July 2026

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On 5 July 2026, four Cambodian soldiers were injured by shrapnel after an explosion occurred during a routine border patrol in Kouk Mon, Banteay Ampil (Oddar Meanchey) near the Cambodia-Thailand border. Cambodian authorities stated that the blast occurred shortly after their patrol encountered a Thai military patrol across a barbed-wire fence, while the Thai military denied any involvement, saying the Cambodian troop stepped on an old landmine on the Cambodian side.

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