IED

IED event in Myanmar on Mon 18th March 2024

18th March 2024

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On 18 March 2024, in Kale town (Kale township, Kale district, Sagaing region), the Myanmar military tried to defuse a bomb planted by an unknown armed group near the Kanbawza bank in the San Myo ward by opening fire at it. The remote explosive exploded and killed two locals including a 5-year-old boy who was passing by. A 2-year-old girl, a 37-year-old man and a 40-year-old woman were also injured.

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