Longchaeng district
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Longchaeng ({{langx|lo|ເມືອງລ້ອງແຈ້ງ}}, {{IPA|lo|mɯ́aŋ lɔ̂ːŋ tɕɛ̂ːŋ|pron}}) is a district of Xaisomboun province, Laos.
History
In November 2015, unrest broke out in the province, killing three soldiers and three civilians. The Lao government imposed a curfew in the north-central part of the province in early-December, but in January 2016 a bomb was set off at a road construction site near Pha Nok Nok village in the district, killing two Chinese officials and injuring another. On 30 December, a bomb had previously been defused at Namphanoy village along the same road. As a result, on 16 February 2016, Major General Thongloy Silivong, a military officer who is the former chief of the National Defense Academy, was appointed the governor of Xaisomboun Province to tighten control.{{cite web|url=https://www.refworld.org/docid/570f423c6.html|title=New governor appointed to ensure security in Laos' Xaysomboun province|publisher=Radio Free Asia via RefWorld, UN Refugee Agency|date=24 February 2016|accessdate=27 August 2019}}
References
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{{Districts of Central Laos}}
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