February 8, 2025
Two children were killed and one civilian was seriously injured after stepping on landmines planted by the military in Kutkai and Namkham townships, Shan State, according to a statement from the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA).
On February 2, at around 11:30 a.m., four children from Nam Sai Village, Kutkai Township, were fishing in a stream when they accidentally triggered a handmade landmine. Two children died on the spot, while two others sustained severe injuries.
The victims were identified as four-year-old Lway Aye Nwe and five-year-old Mine A Nain, who died in the explosion. Nine-year-old Mine Htun Aung and eight-year-old Mine A Nyo La were injured and have been taken to the hospital for medical treatment.
Similarly, on February 5, at approximately 3:36 p.m., U Kyine Ngo, a 61-year-old farmer from Naung Tain Village, Namkham Township, stepped on an unexploded landmine while tending to his crops. The explosion left him with severe injuries.
