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Six hurt in land mine explosion in plantation

| Publication date 25 August 2011 | 08:02 ICT

Six hurt in land mine explosion in plantation

At least six workers from a rubber plantation were injured when their truck ran over a landmine on Tuesday in Banteay Meanchey province’s Svay Chek district. Provincial police commissioner Kheng Sum said that the truck struck an old anti-tank mine around 4:00pm. All six men were taken to the provincial hospital, where the injuries ranged from minor to serious.

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