NAYPYITAW, 30 August 2021, (TON): According to local residents “an explosion went off near a military convoy on 62nd Street in Mandalay’s Pyigyidagun Township.”
One person living in the area told media “The vehicles, including civilian ones, were parked there to carry out crackdowns on street protest columns. I think somebody threw a bomb.”
Another Pyigyidagun resident confirmed that he also heard the sound of a large blast that shook the entire neighbourhood.
He said “even the ground trembled. It was intense. I bet they [the soldiers] were hit.”
The sources said “they did not see the explosion and so were unable to confirm if there were any casualties.”
The military has not released any information about the incident.
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