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Land mines exploded in Bangladesh-Burma border
Dhaka, October 22, 2000.
Mizzima News Group (www.mizzima.com)
On October 16, two Bangladesh nationals were seriously injured due to a
land mine explosion at a remote forest place in Bangladesh-Burma border.
The duo stepped on a land mine while cutting trees in the forest area,
which borders Nat Chaung Sayee of Bangladesh and Nantha hill of Rakhine
State of Burma. The two villagers, later confirmed, belong to Thet
nationality, and residents of Painhne Chaung village of Nat Chaung Sayee
township in Bangladesh.
One of them got his right eye seriously wounded and the other suffered
half of his body burnt. Two dogs accompanying them died on the spot.
On April 20 this year, one Na Sa Ka (Burmese border forces) Captain told
some Bangladesh nationals that over ten thousands land mines have been
placed in various places in the forest of border area. He assured the
villagers not to worry of the danger of the insurgents as these land
mines are China-made and could last long about 70 years under the ground
without ruining, said a Bangladesh villager who went to Burmese side to
have a look at for the resettlement in Rakhine State.
At a press conference in July this year, one Bangladesh association,
which looks after the disabled people said that more than five hundred
Bangladesh nationals had already died due to land mines in the forest
between the period of 1995 and 1999 while they were cutting trees and
bamboos in the forest inside Rakhine State of Burma.
Between 1998 and 1999 alone, over 120 Bangladesh nationals had become
disabled persons due to land mines while 26 wild elephants died, besides
24 Rakhine people from Burma died due to land mines in the forest.
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<p><b>Dhaka, October 22, 2000.</b>
<br><b>Mizzima News Group (www.mizzima.com)</b>
<p>On October 16, two Bangladesh nationals were seriously injured due to
a land mine explosion at a remote forest place in Bangladesh-Burma border.
The duo stepped on a land mine while cutting trees in the forest area,
which borders Nat Chaung Sayee of Bangladesh and Nantha hill of Rakhine
State of Burma. The two villagers, later confirmed, belong to Thet nationality,
and residents of Painhne Chaung village of Nat Chaung Sayee township in
Bangladesh.
<p>One of them got his right eye seriously wounded and the other suffered
half of his body burnt. Two dogs accompanying them died on the spot.
<p>On April 20 this year, one Na Sa Ka (Burmese border forces) Captain
told some Bangladesh nationals that over ten thousands land mines have
been placed in various places in the forest of border area. He assured
the villagers not to worry of the danger of the insurgents as these land
mines are China-made and could last long about 70 years under the ground
without ruining, said a Bangladesh villager who went to Burmese side to
have a look at for the resettlement in Rakhine State.
<p>At a press conference in July this year, one Bangladesh association,
which looks after the disabled people said that more than five hundred
Bangladesh nationals had already died due to land mines in the forest between
the period of 1995 and 1999 while they were cutting trees and bamboos in
the forest inside Rakhine State of Burma.
<p>Between 1998 and 1999 alone, over 120 Bangladesh nationals had become
disabled persons due to land mines while 26 wild elephants died, besides
24 Rakhine people from Burma died due to land mines in the forest.
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