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Myanmar: Dozens dead in explosives storage blast in rebel-controlled area
Key takeaways
- An explosion in northeastern Myanmar killed dozens of people in an area controlled by rebels.
- Around 70 people were injured, according to rescue workers.
- The explosion occurred in the village of Kaungtup in Namhkam Township, about three kilometers (two miles) south of the Chinese border.
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An explosion in northeastern Myanmar killed dozens of people in an area controlled by rebels. Preliminary reports suggest that the blast occurred at a site where large quantities of mining explosives were stored.
https://p.dw.com/p/5Ec R4The blast occurred in a rebel-held area near the Chinese border [FILE: March 2018]Image: Thitinun Sampiphat/ZUMA/picture alliance Advertisement More than 40 people were killed on Sunday in an explosion at a building in northeastern Myanmar that was reportedly storing explosives for mining.
Around 70 people were injured, according to rescue workers.
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