• 17+ killed in a blast in a suburb of Yangon, the country’s largest city, early Thursday morning local time
• 80+ injured in the blast; witnesses said several smaller blasts followed the main explosion source

• » Details still limited: Local officials have as of yet not explained what caused the blast. “There are many casualties. We are not in a position to give you further information. We are still looking into it,” said a police officer from Mingalar Taungnyunt Township Police Station.

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