Cambodia Accused of Using Old Landmines as Weapons

Thailand has accused its neighbor, Cambodia, of replanting old landmines. These explosives are left over from Cambodia's civil war decades ago. Thai officials say these reactivated mines have recently injured or maimed more than a dozen Thai soldiers. The incidents happened along the countries' shared border. Cambodia has strongly rejected the accusation. The two nations have a long history of border disputes. The alleged weapons are remnants of the Khmer Rouge regime. That period in the 1970s left Cambodia heavily contaminated with mines. Clearing them has been a major, ongoing effort. This new claim suggests the old munitions are now being used as active tools of conflict. It raises tensions in a region still haunted by its violent past.