Thai soldier hurt in mine blast near Cambodia

A Thai soldier was injured by a landmine near the Cambodian border Tuesday, the Thai army said, days after the Southeast Asian neighbours agreed to a ceasefire following last month’s deadly five-day conflict.

- REUTERS

The soldier's left ankle was severely injured when he stepped on the mine while patrolling along a routine border route about 1 km (half a mile) from Ta Moan Thom temple in Thailand’s Surin province, the army said in a statement.

The soldier is being treated in hospital, it said.

The incident is clear evidence that Cambodia has violated the ceasefire as well as international agreements like the Ottawa Convention against landmines, Thai army spokesman Major-General Winthai Suvaree said in the statement.