"The monks were on their way to attend a worship ceremony in Lwe Kha Lay village when their motorcycle hit a landmine, triggering an explosion, said Sayadaw Khay Maida, a native of Namhsan. He said they are teachers at monastic schools in Mandalay. “Namhsan is my hometown. I came from Mandalay. It was past 7pm when we arrived in Kyaukme and went to Lwal Kalay village by motorcycle,” he told The Myanmar Times. “There was an explosion and all of us fell to the ground.” He added one of his colleagues suffered serious injuries in the explosion that occurred on Saturday. The sayadaw said since they were injured in a remote area and there was no way to get to a hospital, medics from the ethnic armed group Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) provided them with first aid treatment. One of the monks suffered injuries to his eyes and chest, while another suffered injuries to his ear, thigh and hand. Sayadaw Khay Maida said he suffered injuries in his thigh and leg..."