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Mine explosion inside Myanmar kills Rohingya teen, wounds another

Type of event:
UXO - Unexploded ordnance

Victims

1

Wounded

1

Date

October 3, 2022

What happened

A Rohingya teen was killed and another critically injured in a landmine explosion inside Myanmar along the country’s border with Bangladesh.

The deceased was identified as Omar Farooq,16, of Zero Point Rohingya Camp, known as the camp that is closest to the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, in no man’s land.

Where it happened

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