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Projectile event in Tanintharyi, Myeik area, Myanmar on Sat 19th August 2023

19th August 2023

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On 19 August 2023, in Let Ku village (Palaw township, Myeik district, Tanintharyi region), the Myanmar military IB-285 fired two 120 mm artillery shells into the village without provocation at 3:40 pm. A 72-years-old woman was killed with an injury to the neck and two men and a woman were injured. At least five houses were destroyed.

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Tanintharyi ( Myeik area )

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