5 Killed In Bago Region Blast

May 04 2021

Burma

Five people, including an opposition politician, have been killed in an explosion in Burma's south-central Bago region, reports Myanmar Now.

There was a powerful explosion on Monday at a home in Zee Oke village in the Pyay township.

Three police defectors and a regional lawmaker from the National League for Democracy (NLD) were apparently hiding in the house at the time. All four, along with the owner of the home, were killed.

A fourth police defector was critically injured.

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