Three Myanmar migrants in Thailand killed by errant war drone
Three Myanmar migrants in Thailand were killed and two wounded after a drone used in their country's civil war exploded. The incident occurred in Tak province, opposite Myanmar's Karen state, where the migrants were working on a chilli farm. The drone struck a tree on the Thai side of the border before exploding, and the two injured people were taken to a local hospital for treatment.
- ▪Three migrants from Myanmar were killed in the explosion, and two others were injured.
- ▪The drone struck a tree on the Thai side of the border before exploding, killing the labourers who worked on a nearby chilli farm.
- ▪The incident occurred in Tak province, opposite Myanmar's Karen state, where heavy fighting between the military and rebel factions has been reported.
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Three migrants from Myanmar have been killed and two wounded after a drone used in their country's civil war exploded in neighbouring Thailand where they were working, Thai police said on Wednesday (June 3, 2026).Thai authorities received reports of the blast in Tak province, opposite Myanmar's Karen state, on Tuesday (June 2, 2026) afternoon and rushed to the scene, local police chief Anusorn Dungkong told AFP."Three people have died, all of them Myanmar migrant workers, and two others were injured," he said.The apparent attack drone struck a tree on the Thai side of the border before exploding, killing the labourers who worked on a nearby chilli farm, Mr.
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