(Update:) The Chief Operations Officer of Royal Bhutan Army, Major General Batoo Tshering, said of the five soldiers injured in an explosion at the ammunition disposal site in Haa, one is in a critical condition.
Five others admitted in the IMTRAT hospital in Haa are also recovering and are still under observation.
The Chief Operational Officer of the Royal Bhutan Army said that the state funeral of the soldiers who were killed in the explosion is likely to take place on Saturday.
The explosion occurred at Anakha under Samar Gewog, killing eight people on the spot. Three more soldiers succumbed to the injuries at IMTRAT hospital in Haa.
