Landmine blast wounds Thai soldiers on tense Cambodia border

FILE PHOTO: Thai soldiers clad in protective vests placed stacks of unexploded ordnance in a pit and gingerly laid explosive charges on top in 2019, as they destroyed thousands of landmines in the jungle. - AFP

BANGKOK: A landmine blast on Saturday (Aug 9) wounded three Thai soldiers on patrol near the border with Cambodia, days after the two sides agreed on a ceasefire to end their deadliest military clashes in decades.

The blast occurred in Sisaket province at around 10:00 am (0300 GMT), the Royal Thai Military said in a statement.