BANGKOK — A Chinese man allegedly attempting to cross illegally into Thailand from Cambodia was injured on Saturday when he stepped on a land mine, the Thai army announced, reiterating its charges that Cambodian forces have been planting the anti-personnel weapons in territory claimed by both countries.

Army Spokesperson Maj. Gen. Winthai Suvaree was quoted as saying that the area where the incident took place, claimed by Thailand to be part of its eastern province of Sa Kaeo, “is contaminated with land mines that Thai authorities are in the process of clearing according to plan.”

Statements posted online by the army did not give details of the injuries of the Chinese man, whom it identified as 26-year-old Shi Jingui from Yunnan Province.

A statement issued by the Chinese Embassy in Tha

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