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A bomb exploded on a cross-street bridge in the center of Yangon, Myanmar, and the military and police blockaded the movement of people

author:Myanmar Chinese Jun

Yangon Province news, on April 25, a bomb explosion occurred at the overpass on General Aung San Road in The Ban Bei Dan Town District, Yangon. In this incident, no casualties were reported. After the incident, the military and police law enforcement departments went to the site of the explosion and blocked the area around the overpass, temporarily prohibiting residents from coming and going to the overpass.

A bomb exploded on a cross-street bridge in the center of Yangon, Myanmar, and the military and police blockaded the movement of people
A bomb exploded on a cross-street bridge in the center of Yangon, Myanmar, and the military and police blockaded the movement of people

It was learned from a local citizen that the bomb explosion occurred at about 6 a.m. on the 25th, and today (April 26) is the day when the old market is closed, and the bomb exploded on a nearby overpass. So far, no casualties have been heard, but the new market in Aung San opposite is operating normally, and the overpass was blocked after the explosion and should not be allowed to pass until the end of the investigation.

A bomb exploded on a cross-street bridge in the center of Yangon, Myanmar, and the military and police blockaded the movement of people

It is reported that in addition to Daw Aung San Market and San Bogyoke Market, the pedestrian bridge that exploded this time also connects to the Junction City shopping mall diagonally opposite. Aung San Market is located in the heart of Yangon and is known as the largest and liveliest bazaar in Yangon. Aung San Market is home to many handicrafts, natural jadeite, antiques, traditional clothing stores, and the nearby modern shopping malls are also very popular with people from home and abroad.

A bomb exploded on a cross-street bridge in the center of Yangon, Myanmar, and the military and police blockaded the movement of people

During the period of political turmoil, there were successive homemade bomb explosions in many parts of the country, most of which were mainly warnings. Recently, Myanmar's National Management Council has repeatedly released information that suspects involved in a series of shootings and terrorist attacks and murders have been arrested. Among them, some suspects have been sentenced to death or life imprisonment by military tribunals after their arrest. In addition, for publishing slanderous and smearing remarks and pictures of the military on the Internet, many people have been arrested offline, some of whom have been sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment, and some of whose property has been seized and confiscated by law enforcement departments.

A bomb exploded on a cross-street bridge in the center of Yangon, Myanmar, and the military and police blockaded the movement of people

Previously, a number of defense forces in Yangon Province issued a joint statement that they would further escalate the Yangon urban war and increase the crackdown on the military's pillar industries and informants. Recently, the police posts, civic centers and government offices where the military and police security forces are stationed in various places have been repeatedly bombed.

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