December 16, 2010
Source: Xinhua
Four children were seriously injured in a landmine explosion on Wednesday afternoon when they were playing and hit the mine against the ground.
Kong Boy, councilor of Battambang province's Phnom Proek district, told Xinhua that the children picked up the mine at the forest behind their houses to play and smash against the ground, igniting the explosion.
"One girl and three boys aged from 3 to 13 were injured on stomachs, faces, hands and legs," he said.
He said the location is formerly the fighting zone during decades of war and mines are still scattered around the area.
No comments:
Post a Comment