Bangkok is considering military options after another Thai soldier lost a foot in a landmine explosion this afternoon in Surin province, Lt Gen Boonsin Padklang, commander of the Second Army Region, said.
He condemned Cambodia for repeatedly violating the ceasefire agreement and the Ottawa Convention by planting new anti-personnel landmines. Private Adisorn Pomklang, from the 1st Infantry Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, stepped on a landmine at about 3.45pm, while on duty near Prasat Ta Kwai in Phanom Dong Rak district of Surin province.
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Source: Thai PBS News
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