Eleven Bombers Arrested In Connection With Bomb Blasts In Myanmar
Jan 28 (Bernama) — Some 11 bombers believed to be terrorists have been arrested by the Myanmar authorities in connection with a series of bomb blasts in the country over the past five months, China’s Xinhua news agency reported Thursday, citing a local daily as saying.
The 11 bombers, led by Kyaw Zay Lin, were captured following the arrest of their leader on Jan 22 at his book shop in Kontalapaung village in Yangon’s Mingaladon township, said Ministry of Home Affairs, the New Light of Myanmar said.
The authorities also seized some hand-made mines, 43 detonators, 32 pistols, 33 rounds of ammunition, remote control system devices and many related materials for conducting explosion.
All of them were suspected with being involved in the last series of bomb blasts in September last year and January this year.
The September bomb explosion occurred at seven different locations in the industrial zones of Hlaingtharya, Shwepaukan and Mingaladon townships in Yangon at some intervals within four hours ‘ duration from mid-night to dawn.
The other two incidents were cited as being an explosion in Papun in the Kayin state on Dec. 16 when a fun fair celebrating the ethnic Kayin new year day was underway.
The blast claimed the lives of 7 people and injury of 11 others.
The latest incident was that two series of explosions at five minutes’ interval occurred in Kyaukkyi, Myanmar’s Bago division, on Jan 26 without casualties but slightly damaged fences and windows of some buildings.
