Myanmar: Eight killed in Yangon prison bomb explosions


At least two bombs exploded outside a prison in Myanmar’s commercial hub Yangon on Wednesday, killing eight people and wounding 18.

The Southeast Asian country has been in turmoil since a military coup that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi’s civilian government, with swathes of the country engulfed in fighting.

The bombs hit a crowd queueing to drop off parcels for inmates at Insein Prison, junta authorities said in a statement, without specifying the number of explosions.

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Source: Daily Express

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