Cambodge Soir10-09-2008
Six people were killed and two others injured on Sunday September 7, when an anti-tank mine exploded in Anlong Veng province, located in the north west of Cambodia.
Among the victims are four women and a baby. Menn Ly, the police chief of Oddar Meancheay province explained that the victims were on board a truck when it drove over a mine.
A Khmer Rouge stronghold until 1998, the province is one of the most heavily mined in the Kingdom. Each year, with the monsoon, similar incidents occur in this region. The heavy rain moves or brings to the surface the devices, which sometimes slide onto roads. According to estimates, a total of five million mines and UXOs are spread over Cambodian territory.
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