4 Killed In Car Bomb Blasts At Myanmar New Year Festival


Four people were killed in eastern Myanmar on Thursday after a series of car bombs exploded at a pagoda where a crowd had gathered to mark the start of the Buddhist new year, a rescue worker and a security source said.

The country has been in turmoil since a 2021 coup, with the army and anti-junta fighters frequently clashing.

The blast comes only days after an estimated 130 people were reported killed in a junta air strike in central Myanmar.

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Source: NDTV