A Thai soldier has been seriously injured by a landmine near the Cambodian border, days after both countries agreed to a ceasefire following last month’s deadly border clashes. The soldier’s left ankle was badly damaged after he stepped on the device while patrolling near the Ta Moan Thom Temple in Thailand’s Surin province, the army said.
Thai army spokesperson Major General Winthai Suvaree said the incident proved Cambodia had breached the truce and violated international agreements, including the Ottawa Convention banning landmines.
The statement warned that if violations continued, Thailand might “exercise the right of self-defense under international law principles to resolve situations that cause Thailand to continuously lose personnel due to violations of ceasefire agreements and sovereignty encroachments by Cambodian military forces”. Phnom Penh dismissed the accusation, insisting it has not laid new mines.
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