{"id":10712,"date":"2025-06-13T07:28:03","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T07:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtnewstoday.com\/en\/?p=10712"},"modified":"2025-06-13T07:28:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T07:28:04","slug":"civilians-injured-in-mine-explosion-near-boka-village","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mtnewstoday.com\/en\/?p=10712","title":{"rendered":"Civilians Injured in Mine Explosion near Boka Village"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>13 June 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kyaikto Township, Mon State \u2013 June 13, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 In a troubling incident on June 12, four civilians were injured when a landmine detonated near Boka village, prompting concerns about the escalating violence in the region. The attack occurred around 9:30 a.m. as a WISH vehicle, driven by Myo Min Khant and carrying two female passengers, traveled along the Yangon-Mawlamyine highway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eyewitnesses reported that the vehicle was ambushed by operatives of the Karen National Union (KNU) and the People&#8217;s Defense Force (PDF), who have been notorious for their recent assaults on civilian targets, including trucks and passenger cars. The explosion injured all four occupants of the vehicle, who were subsequently rushed to Kyaikto Public Hospital for medical treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"645\" height=\"496\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtnewstoday.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/photo_2025-06-13_12-51-47.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtnewstoday.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/photo_2025-06-13_12-51-47.jpg 645w, https:\/\/www.mtnewstoday.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/photo_2025-06-13_12-51-47-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Local authorities have condemned the actions of KNU and PDF, highlighting that these groups have resorted to indiscriminate mine attacks on public roads, justifying their tactics as meant for military targets. In a statement, officials criticized certain media outlets for disseminating misinformation, suggesting that civilians were at fault for allegedly targeting military convoys\u2014claims that have been categorically denied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In light of the rising dangers, security forces have initiated mine clearance operations and are enhancing security measures along affected roadways to protect both residents and tourists traveling through the area. The government continues to call for peace and stability as tensions mount in the region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>#KNU #PDF #Mine Explosion #Civilians #mtnewsupdate<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"607\" height=\"761\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtnewstoday.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/photo_2025-06-13_12-51-51-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10713\" style=\"width:740px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtnewstoday.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/photo_2025-06-13_12-51-51-2.jpg 607w, https:\/\/www.mtnewstoday.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/photo_2025-06-13_12-51-51-2-239x300.jpg 239w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 607px) 100vw, 607px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>13 June 2025 Kyaikto Township, Mon State \u2013 June 13, 2025 \u2013 In a troubling incident on June<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":10715,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtnewstoday.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10712","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtnewstoday.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtnewstoday.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtnewstoday.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtnewstoday.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10712"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtnewstoday.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10712\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10716,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtnewstoday.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10712\/revisions\/10716"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtnewstoday.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtnewstoday.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtnewstoday.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10712"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtnewstoday.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}