India-Myanmar border sealed after twin blasts

International trade through the region was completely cut off for the second day in succession.

The international border between India and Myanmar in and around Moreh was sealed for the second day after the twin blasts on Sunday.

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Official sources said that the Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) went off in succession in about an hour's time at the Nanphalong border market of Tamu town in Myanmar's Saigon division.

A local woman was killed on the spot and three others were injured.

International trade on the India-Myanmar border in Moreh sector was totally cut off for the second day by the closure of international border gates adjoining Moreh town and Myanmar's Tamu town, the sources said.