Two killed, eight injured in shell attack in southern Myanmar


YANGON: Two people were killed and eight others injured in a shelling attack in southern Myanmar's Taninthayi Region on Thursday (Dec 21), the state-run Myanmar News Agency reported on Friday.

The attack, reportedly carried out by the People's Defence Force (PDF) using homemade mortar shells, hit a living quarters of construction workers in Launglon town of Taninthayi Region, the report said.

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