Bus bombing in Myanmar kills man, wounds another
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
- 19 January 2012: Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Suu Kyi to contest in by-election
- 13 January 2012: Observing the 2012 Human Trafficking Awareness Day in the US, and wider world
- 21 November 2011: Myanmar dissident Suu Kyi to run for parliament in by-elections
- 24 March 2011: Magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes northeastern Myanmar
- 13 January 2011: Burma introduces military draft
A bomb explosion on a bus in Myanmar (alternatively Burma) has killed a 55-year-old man and left another man wounded. The explosion occurred yesterday at 8:50 am local time (0220 GMT) as the bus traveled to Yangon, but state media has only posted news of the attack today.
The deceased was identified only as Khant by the New Light of Myanmar, the Burmese government-owned daily newspaper. The article said that the injured man was 46-year-old Pa Pa and that he received a stomach injury. The bus had 35 passengers traveling from Kyaukkyi, and was near Daik Oo, some 85 miles from its destination.
The bombing was blamed on insurgents, but it is unclear which group is responsible. The ruling military junta is subject to attacks from a number of extremist groups opposed to its rule.
[edit] Sources
- "Man killed in bomb blast on Myanmar bus" — Reuters, July 15, 2008
- "Passenger killed in bomb explosion aboard bus in Myanmar" — The Jerusalem Post, July 15, 2008
- "One killed, one injured in Myanmar bus blast" — Agence France-Presse, July 15, 2008
