Eight Cambodian farmers were killed and one was critically injured on Friday after their truck hit two old anti-tank mines in northwestern Cambodia, police said.
A warning sign at a Cambodian minefield. Eight Cambodian farmers were killed and one was critically injured on Friday after their truck hit two old anti-tank mines in northwestern Cambodia, police said.
"Seven people died on the spot. One man passed away later in hospital. The driver is in critical condition," Malai district police chief Sao Bun said after the blast on a cassava farm in Banteay Meanchey province.
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