Nine injured in landmine blast in southern Myanmar


YANGON: Nine people, including children, were injured in a landmine explosion in southern Myanmar's Tanintharyi region on Tuesday (Feb 18), state-run daily The Mirror reported on Wednesday (Feb 19).

The attack carried out by terrorists occurred at around 2.10pm local time on Tuesday, when a light truck carrying civilians was traveling near a village in Tanintharyi township, the report said.

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