Photos of Landmines in Burma


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Two SPDC-manufactured MM-2 landmines removed by KNDO [paramilitary militia attached to the KNLA] soldiers in northern Papun District in March 2002.  One mine was found near Loh Koh Ler village and the other near Htee Khaw Day village.  These mines were laid by soldiers of SPDC LIB #259.  [Photo: KHRG researcher]
Saw P--- is a 24 year old farmer from xxxx village, Toungoo District.  He is married and has one child.  A KHRG researcher in the area reported that Captain Thet Oo, operations commander of Strategic Operations Command #3, Southern Command, ordered IB #53 under Major Aung Ko Lin to lay a lot of landmines in the area.  On March 22nd 2002, Saw P--- stepped on one of the mines while coming back from visiting yyyy village.  This photo was taken at a KNU clinic the next day.  His left foot was blown off and he also lost one testicle and his left index finger.  [Photo: KHRG researcher]
Photos #F26:  SPDC soldiers under deputy battalion commander Aung Ko Lay of IB #53 laid landmines throughout the Kaw Thay Der area in early 2002.  On on April 2nd 2002 Naw L---, a 25 year old xxxx villager, was ordered by deputy company commander K--- to cut the brush beside the Kler Lah-Bu Sah Kee road.  While she was doing this she stepped on one of the landmines just before noon.  Her lower left leg was blown off, her right one was mangled, her hands were injured and she was blinded by the shrapnel.  She died at 2 o’clock the same afternoon.  The photo was taken the same day.  [Photos: KHRG researcher]  
Photo #F34:  This villager was wounded by shrapnel from a landmine in Nyaunglebin District in February 2002.  [Photo: KHRG researcher]
 

 

Photo #F35:  Saw A---, 30 years old, is a villager from xxxx village in Bu Tho township of Papun District.  Column #1 of LIB #102 came to his village and forced him to go as a porter, and on March 1st 2002, he stepped on a landmine near yyyy village in Papun District.  The soldiers left him under a house with one of his friends and continued on.  After three days, patrolling KNLA soldiers found them and took him to a clinic.  This photo was taken on June 26th 2002.  [Photo: KHRG researcher]
Photo #F36:  Saw K---, 35 years old, was injured by a KNLA landmine in August 2002 in Papun District.  Luckily the injury was minor and he did not lose his leg.  This photo was taken when he went to seek treatment at a KNU clinic with his wife and child.  This photo was taken in August 2002 and not in January 1998 as imprinted on the photo.  [Photo: KHRG researcher]

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