YALA: A 60-year-old man lost his foot after stepping on a buried bomb that exploded at a rubber plantation in Krong Pinang district on Monday morning, the third such attack in the province in five days.
Police were informed of the explosion in Ban Kuyae of tambon Sa-eh about 7.30am. The explosion left a shallow crater in the ground, which was spattered with blood.
The victim was identified as Suthin Haewkhunthod. His right foot was blown off. He was rushed to Krong Pinang Hospital and later referred to Yala Regional Hospital.
Mr Suthin is a latex tapper and the latest victim of landmines placed in Buddhist-owned rubber plantation in the far South.
Last Thursday a 34-year-old woman lost her lower leg in Yaha district, Yala, and a 47-year-old man was severely wounded in Muang Yala district on Saturday.
Two buried bombs were also recently safely defused after being found in rubber plantations in Ban Ae Lae village of Yala's Kabang district and an area adjoining Saba Yoi district of Songkhla.
