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Myanmar: Junta checkpoint in Magwe Region bombed, killing one policeman and injuring two more
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NAYPYITAW, 18 August 2021, (TON): According to local sources “a security checkpoint set up by the junta in Magwe Region’s Salin Township was bombed at around 10am on Tuesday, killing one police officer and severely injuring two more.”
A local man said “it’s on the Minbu-Salin highway. We still don’t know for sure who perpetrated the attack. The bomb hit three out of seven officers on duty. One died on the spot and the other two are not in very good shape either.”
He said that the bomb had completely destroyed the checkpoint.
“Explosions have been taking place in the Minbu, Salin and Pwintbyu areas but bomb was particularly powerful,” he said, referring to three Magwe Region townships.
Minbu and Pwintbyu are more than 60km and 30km southeast of Salin, respectively.
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