A woman who was injured in an land mine explosion accident has been admitted at the Jaffna Teaching Hospital. The incident occurred while she was working on land mine demining and disposal in Iyakachchi, Kilinochchi, on Friday morning.
The 35-year-old woman and other employees of the Hello Trust were working on demining land mines when the sudden unexpected explosion happened.
The mother of three from Rathnapura, Kilinochchi was injured in the face from the explosion.
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