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YANGON, Myanmar - One person was killed and 23 wounded at a Myanmar school on Tuesday after a student picked up an unexploded grenade fired during fighting between the military and its opponents, the junta said.A "40mm grenade" exploded after the student handled it in the school in the southern city of Dawei, the junta's information team said in a statement.The grenade had been fired by "insurgents" during previous clashes, it said, without providing further details.
It did not give details on the condition of the 22 other students and a parent who it said were wounded in the blast.The junta's information team said a mine clearance operation had been carried out in the area.Local media reported that the incident happened at a primary school.Myanmar remains deeply divided by conflict between the junta and opponents of its 2021 coup.
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