A 13-year-old was killed yesterday in a landmine explosion in Kas Kralor district’s Prey Toteoung Village of Battambang.
The boy, identified as Seung Vansing, was tending his family’s cattle yesterday evening when one of the cows stepped on an anti-vehicle mine. Both the boy and the cow were killed in the incident.
A big portion of the land in Battambang, which was a frontline battlefield for over two decades of war, remained covered by landmines, and other UXO, all of which have had deadly consequences for the area’s residents.
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Source: Khmer Times