IED event in Myanmar on Sat 2nd March 2024

Four killed in explosions in Hlaing Tharay and Insein ~~~ ■ Yangon Region, The residents of Hlaing Thayar and Insein townships said four pedestrians were killed when a bomb exploded on the night of March 1. Hlaing Tharyar Township (3) Two people were killed when a bomb exploded near Kuk Kotan near the summit, and two people were killed in a bomb explosion near the intersection of Moej Khang Phu Road in Insein Township. A total of three male pedestrians and one female were killed. A Hlaing Tharay resident, who did not want to be named, told RFA that military council troops arrived hours after the explosion and took the two victims away in an emergency vehicle. "Yes. The dead men were pedestrians. He died on the spot. They said that the bombs had hit the neck bone and they were bleeding profusely. When the soldiers arrived, we had to watch from a distance," he said, adding that the names and details of the deceased have yet to be determined. The explosion in Insein township also damaged the lower part of the car and the two people in the car died on the spot, Insein residents said. He said that after the explosion, the military council army with full security forces went around Hlaing Thayar and Insein townships to inspect. If yesterday only one day, rocks Insein North of New Dagon City, Only the land of gold Residents said that there were a series of bomb blasts in Maungone and Taungukkala townships. RFA could not independently confirm which group was responsible for the blasts. In the media writing in support of the military council, it is alleged that the four people who died were carrying a bomb to detonate and died when it exploded. RFA reached out to Yangon Regional Spokesman U Htay Aung, the military council's spokesman, by telephone to find out more about this matter, but he did not receive an answer.