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A Family Ravaged by Land Mines in Myanmar

New York Times Saturday 13 June 2026, 04:01 UTC By Richard C. Paddock 1 min read
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Bu Ri lost a leg to a mine in Myanmar decades ago. More recently, six other members of his family have suffered a similar fate or worse, in a sign of the devastation wreaked by civil war.

Bu Ri lost a leg to a mine in Myanmar decades ago. More recently, six other members of his family have suffered a similar fate or worse, in a sign of the devastation wreaked by civil war.
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