YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- An official
says seven people were killed when an old World War II bomb they found in a
river exploded in western Myanmar.
A security official told The
Associated Press on Thursday that the dead included two children. He asked not
be identified because he did not have clearance to speak to the media.
The seven found the bomb floating in
a river in Rakhine state Wednesday and it exploded when they retrieved it from
the water.
World War II bombs are still found
in Myanmar, but this is the largest number of people killed by an old bomb in
recent decades.
Rakhine state saw battles between
occupying Japanese forces and British troops during World War II.
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