Improvised bomb found on Shan State highway defused

Nay Pyi Taw December 8

Government troops found an improvised bomb on Lashio- Theinni Union Highway yesterday and were able to disable the device, according to the Office of the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services.

The bomb was found near mile-post 196/7 at about 1:30 pm while troops were conducting area clearance operations in Sanlaung Village in Theinni Township in northern Shan State.

The Myawady Daily