A bomb blast in southeastern Myanmar killed one person and wounded 12 others on Monday.
Thousands have died since February 2021, as violent clashes have ramped up since the military deposed Aung San Suu Kyi’s civilian government, unleashing a bloody crackdown on dissent that has left.
The junta has been battling anti-coup “People’s Defence Force” (PDF) militias, as well as long-established ethnic rebel armies that control large areas of territory close to the country’s borders.
The blast from a vehicle detonated near Thanlwin bridge checkpoint at around 6:50 am local time (0020 GMT), a government official from the Karen State administration council said.
