YANGON, Myanmar – A series of explosions in Myanmar’s central Bago region have killed five people, including a local council member of the ousted National League for Democracy party led by Aung San Suu Kyi, local media reported Tuesday.
According to the online media outlet “Myanmar Now,” there were a total of three explosions Monday afternoon including at least one set off by a parcel bomb. Three police officers who had joined a civil disobedience movement in opposition to February’s military coup were among those killed.
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