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There was a grenade explosion near the No. 5 Ward Administration Office and the municipal chairman’s residence in Pathein Town, Ayeyarwaddy Region at 8 pm on 17 September.</p>

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According to a local, the municipal chairman’s office, the ward administration office and police housing are all located in No. 5 Ward. He added that currently, casualty numbers from the bomb attack are unknown.</p>

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Another local said: “I don’t know if the attack was a warning or not, I am not sure. The main target was unclear. The ward administrator and the police frequently meet for drinks in the No. 5 office late at night. I heard that an unidentified armed group threw a grenade.”</p>

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There have been no official statements released by local PDFs and other revolutionary groups from the Pathein Town area. Currently, it is not known who carried out the attack.</p>

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According to a Pathein Town resident, the military council troops and police from the Pathein police station arrived shortly after the explosion and carried out an inspection of the area.</p>