A Chinese national wasโข injured Saturday after stepping on aโฃ landmine โฃnear โคthe Cambodia-Thailand border,โ according to the Thai army. The incident has reignited tensions between the two countries, wiht Thailand accusing Cambodian forces of planting landmines in disputed territory.The injured man, identified as 26-year-old Shi Jingui from Yunnanโข Province, was allegedly attempting โคto cross into thailand illegally when theโฃ explosion occured inโ an area Thailand claims as part of its โeastern Sa Kaeo province. thai Army Spokesperson Major General Winthai Suvaree stated the โarea “is contaminated with landmines that Thaiโค authorities are in the process ofโ clearing according โto plan.” Details of Shi’s injuries โขwere not released by theโ Thai army, butโฃ the Chinese Embassy in Thailand โreported heโฃ is in stable condition.The explosion follows earlier โคlandmine incidents this year that wounded Thai soldiers โฃand contributed to โขfive days of fighting between the two nations in late July. The border region has been subject to โdecades of dispute over its precise demarcation.
Saturday’s Thai army statementโค reiterated previous claims, asserting โขthat “the abundance ofโฃ evidence โpoints โto the continued use of new mines” by Cambodia. โคHumanitarian organizations, like thoseโ employing mine-detectingโค rats in Cambodia’sโค Siem Reap province, work toโข clear landminesโข in the region, a legacy of past conflicts. The recent incidents threaten a ceasefire establishedโ after the July clashes.
