Accident grenade explosion killed three DKBA soldiers

Independent Mon News Agency

May 13, 2005

An accident grenade explosion killed three Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) soldiers in Three Pagoda Pass, a Thai-Burma border town, opposite of the Kanchanaburi Province yesterday.

The self-belonged grenade blast killed Sergeant Pha Dort Kwar and private Min Min and they died on the spot. The other three of DKBA battalion No.907 soldiers wounded in their checkpoint in Taung-waing quarter in town.

But a wounded soldier who was taken to hospital for treatment died today according to DKBA intelligent source.

The source said that there was a grenade explosion while the two soldiers were teasing each other with the grenade carelessly in their checkpoint. After the pin of a grenade was suddenly taken by a soldier, the explosion occurred, and hit to many other soldiers.

Many of people in the Taung-waing quarter scared because of the loudly grenade explosion, said Mr. Nai Myint Shwe, the town resident who went to the funeral of the two dead soldiers.

The DKBA urgently arranged the funeral for two dead members because of their own grenade explosion and the wounded soldiers were taken for treatment in Three Pagoda Pass’ Public Hospital.

A regular battalion of DKBA’s No. 907 has based in Three Pagoda Pass town and has mainly involved in border business.

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