Myanmar: Yangon PDF kills junta soldiers in weekend attacks

NAYPYITAW, 14 December 2021, (TON): The National Unity Government’s (NUG) Yangon Division Command said in a statement “the Yangon People’s Defence Force (PDF) attacked two military targets with explosives over the weekend, killing several soldiers.”

PDF fighters fired six shots from grenade launchers at an office of the military’s Tactical Operation Command in Hlaing Tharyar’s Anawrahta Industrial Zone at around 7pm.

A spokesperson for Yangon Division Command said four of the six grenades hit their targets, destroying about 80% of the office.

The spokesperson said “the fighters then used four handmade bombs to attack a convoy of five military vehicles at the Thamagone traffic junction as they towards the site of the first attack, destroying two vehicles, killing two soldiers and injuring six.”

He added “a military tactical officer was travelling in the convoy.”

He added “we were attacked on our way back from the mission but all of our comrades managed to retreat successfully.”

It is unclear how many junta casualties there were from the first attack.

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