Myanmar Kamikaze Drone Downed in Thailand

A Myanmar drone targeting anti-coup fighters crashed over the border in Thailand, the kingdom’s military said, prompting an official rebuke over hazardous spillover from the civil war.

Western Thailand regularly suffers ramifications from the conflict that has raged in Myanmar since the military toppled the country’s elected civilian government in 2021.

Deserting junta troops, fleeing civilian refugees and desperate economic migrants often make unsanctioned crossings of the country’s 2,400 kilometre (1,500 mile) frontier.

Thailand’s military announced on Monday that it had discovered a “kamikaze drone” in a forest in Tak Province, approximately 15 kilometres inside the Thai border.

“No civilians were injured or killed, and no property damage was reported,” said a Tuesday night statement.

“Initial investigations suggest the drone belonged to the Myanmar military and was intended for an attack on resistance forces, but lost control and crashed on the Thai side.”

The military statement said a disposal team “neutralised the explosive materials” and a “formal protest” has been lodged about the incident through a border dialogue organisation.

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