via Khmer Times, 16 November 2020: Sad and alarming news. The landmine is believed to be from the Thai-Cambodian border dispute from 2007.
Deputy Chief of Choam Khsan district Police Major Lon Soeum said yesterday the incident happened at 4.30am on Friday next to the steps to Preah Vihear Temple in Kantuot commune, Choam Khsant district.
Maj Soeum identified the victim as Captain Nuon Thoeun, 46, a police officer working with National Border Police.
Maj Soeum said Cap Thoeun, who was on duty, went to urinate by the stairs of the temple when the anti-personal mine exploded.
“He went to urinate nearby the site where he was on duty. He stepped on an anti-personnel mine believed to have been planted during the Thai-Cambodian border dispute in 2007,” he told Khmer Times.
Source: Police officer loses leg after stepping on landmine next to temple – Khmer Times
