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Kaung Tat

  • May 31

    Massive explosion at rebel-held mining explosives depot in northeastern Myanmar kills at least 46, injures over 70

    A powerful explosion ripped through a building storing mining explosives in Kaung Tat village, northeastern Myanmar, on Sunday, killing dozens and devastating the surrounding area.

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