Mindat Woman Killed By Burma Army Landmine

Mindat Woman Killed By Burma Army Landmine

A 49-year-old woman died instantly after stepping on a hidden landmine outside her house while returning from her farm in Mindat town with her four-year-old daughter and sister, both of whom were also injured by the blast.

The girl was taken to Pakokku hospital in Magwe Region after losing her leg and suffering a head injury, said a representative of a local voluntary organisation. Her aunt’s leg was also injured in the blast on Sunday.

Hung Awi, the deceased, had been living with her family on their farm in southern Chin State since May, when fighting between the Burma Army and Chinland Defence Force began in the town. They returned home once a week.

According to the People’s Administration Committee for Mindat Township, the army planted the landmine in front of their house.

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