Seventeen confirmed dead after unexplained explosion in Burma’s largest city
At least 17 people died and 80 were injured in an unexplained explosion in an eastern suburb of Burma’s biggest city, Rangoon, at about 2:00 a.m local time on Thursday, police said.
Witnesses had earlier said about 50 dead bodies had been found, but a police officer said 12 men and five women had been confirmed dead as of 6:00 a.m local time. (Photo: Soe Than Win/AFP/Getty Images)