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A blast on Sunday at a building in northeastern Myanmar has killed more than 45 people. Rescue workers and independent media report the building was storing explosives for mining.
News Myanmar » Shan » People: Myanmar Ammo Depot Blast Kills 50; Over 100 Houses Damaged
An explosion at an ammunition storage facility in Namkham, located in Myanmar’s Shan State, has reportedly killed around 50 people and injured more than 60 others. Shan State is one of the regions ...
News Myanmar » Shan » People: Dozens Killed as Explosion Flattens Rebel-Held Village in Myanmar
The local authorities said the cause was an accident at a warehouse that held explosives for mining operations.
News Myanmar » Shan » People: At least 46 killed in accidental explosion in Myanmar's Shan State: Rebel group
The blast occurred around midday in Kaung Tat village in Namkham Township, near Myanmar's border with China, an area administered by the Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), which is fighting again ...
News Myanmar » Shan » People: 46 Killed, 70 Critically Injured in Myanmar Explosion Near China Border
At least 46 people, including children, were killed and about 70 others injured in a massive explosion Sunday at a gelignite explosives warehouse in Kaungtup village, northeastern Myanmar.
News Myanmar » Shan » People: Blast in rebel-held Myanmar kills dozens: rescuers
YANGON: A blast in northern Myanmar killed dozens of people on Sunday (May 31), two rescue workers said, with rebels controlling the region saying it was caused by the accidental detonation of mining ...
News Myanmar » Shan » People: Myanmar: Armed Group Abuses in Shan State
(Bangkok) – An ethnic armed group in northern Myanmar has abducted and forcibly recruited civilians fleeing fighting in Shan State, Human Rights Watch said today. Myanmar’s military also has a long ...
News Myanmar » Shan » People: FACTBOX: The Shan, Myanmar's largest minority
(Reuters) - Myanmar's Shan people and their homeland, Shan State, have been under de facto occupation by the Burmese-dominated military since a 1962 coup. - The Shan are the second-largest ethnic ...