RPG

RPG event in Sagaing, Yinmarbin area, Myanmar on Tue 6th July 2021

6th July 2021

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On 6 July 2021, in Sa Ka Myar village (coded as Sa Ka Myar (North)) in Kani township (Yinmarbin district, Sagaing region), an unexploded RPG found in the forest exploded, killing three people (including two children aged 2 and 4) and injuring four others. Local residents and PDF members stated that the artillery shells were fired by the military council during recent clashes as local militias and PDF groups do not have such weaponry.

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Myanmar (MMR)

Sagaing ( Yinmarbin area )

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