Terrorist Attacks
|
Date |
Location |
Injured |
Fatalities |
Details |
| 27 Apr 2010 |
Loikaw, Karen state or Rangoon |
4 |
1 |
One of two men who were reportedly arrested for trying to place a bomb in a Loikaw market detonated a bomb at a police station, killing himself and wounding four officers in Loikaw, eastern Kayah state. However another report said the incident occurred in Demawso, northeast of Rangoon |
| 27 Apr 2010 |
Htantabin Township, Bago Province |
4 |
0 |
Four workers were injured at the Thaukyegat hydropower project in Htantabin Township, Bago Province after shells believed to be fired by Karen National Union troops fell on the site operated by a subsidiary of Asia World Company. |
| 17 Apr 2010 |
Myitsone hydropower dam project in the northern state of Kachin |
4 |
12 |
At least 14 bombs exploded at Myitsone hydropower dam project in the northern state of Kachin in rapid succession. Kachin News Group based in Thailand reported that four people had died and 12 were injured in the blasts, the majority of whom were Chinese workers. |
| 15 Apr 2010 |
Rangoon |
10 |
170 |
Three bombs explode at the X2O pavilion in Kandawgyi, Rangoon on the second day of the traditional water festival. Among the killed were a municipal officer, Police Colonel and a Sub-Inspector. A regional commander of the Burmese Army was critically injured as well as a Chairman of the Minglar Taungnyunt Township Peace and Development council (TPDC). |
| 19 February 2010 |
Kawkareik Township, Karen State |
2 |
1 |
Two bombs exploded around noon at a market in Kawkareik Township in southern Karen State, leaving three people injured and causing minor damage, according to sources in the area. According to a staff member at the hospital in Pa'an, one of the victims later died. One undetonated bomb was also discovered. |
| 17 February 2010 |
Laokai, Kokang |
0 |
0 |
Bomb blast in Laogai. 6 other bombs were reportedly found. The regime blamed defeated MNDAA leader Peng Jiasheng and his associates |
| 16 February 2010 |
Panglong town, Shan State |
4 |
0 |
The New Light of Myanmar reported that a bomb went off in Panglong town in Shan State slightly injuring four civilians. The military junta reportedly blamed the Shan State Army-South for the blast. |
| 15 February 2010 |
Laokai, Kokang |
9/11 |
0/1 |
Bomb blast Laokai. 9 were reported to have been injured but the Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) reported that one person was killed and 11 were injured. |
| 28 January 2010 | Wa State |
0 |
0 |
A bomb was reportedly discovered before it could explode at a UWSA trading office in Burma’s northeastern town of Mu-se near the border with China |
| 26 January 2010 |
Kyaukkyi town, central Bago Division | 0 |
0 |
Two blasts early in the morning, causing minor damage to property but no injuries.The New Light of Myanmar newspaper blamed the Karen National Union |
| 16 December 2009 | Papun town, Karenni state |
11 | 7 | Government blames the Karen National Union but border sources suggest that the blast may be the prelude to a dry season offensive in northern Karen State |
| 24 October 2009 | Laogai, Kokang |
0 |
0 |
explosions occurred near the Chinese architectural style seven-tiered spire roof building and gold shop owned by the new Kokang leader and MNDAA Chairman Pai Song Chein. |
| 16 September 2009 |
Rangoon | 0 |
0 |
Five bombs exploded in Hlaing Tharyar Township in Rangoon, another at an undisclosed industrial zone and a seventh one in Mingaladon Industrial Park, also in northern Rangoon. |
| 27 May 2009 |
Mon State |
0 |
0 |
Three bomb blasts shook parts of Moulmein, the capital of Mon State. |
| 26 March 2009 |
Rangoon |
2 |
1 |
A suspected bomb blast in Burma's commercial hub Rangoon on the eve of the country's annual military parade. |
| 5 March 2009 | Rangoon | 0 | 0 | Two bombs exploded in the space of an hour in Padomma Park, Sanchaung, Rangoon and at the Hledan bus stop. |
| February 2009 | Pegu | 0 | 0 | Two bombs exploded in Pegu Division |
|
19 October 2008 |
Rangoon |
0 |
1 |
Explosion in a house in Shwepyitha township killed the occupant and who was later revealed to be a bomb-maker. |
|
25 September 2008 |
Rangoon |
7 |
0 |
explosion of a time bomb near the rubbish dump situated behind the bus stop at the Maha Bandoola Garden; security forces had to defuse yet another time bomb attached to a cassette recorder found on a bench of the bus stop just ten feet away from the site of the first explosion |
|
1 July 2008 |
Rangoon |
0 |
0 |
bomb reportedly exploded at the entrance of the ward level USDA office |
|
20 April 2008 |
Rangoon |
0 |
0 |
Two explosions in the evening; first in the drain of the 36* street at 8 o'clock and the second one-and-a-half hours later underneath a saloon car parked in the 32"'' street which is just behind the Traders Hotel. |
|
13 January 2008 |
Rangoon |
1 |
0 |
an explosion next to the public toilet near the ticket office of the Yangon main railway station |
|
11 January 2008 |
Naypyitaw |
0 |
1 |
small bomb exploded in the toilet of the railways quarters at Naypyitaw-Pyinmana railway station |
|
26 July 2006 |
jungle near Htantabin, Pegu Division |
5 |
2 civil servants |
Unknown assailants explode a mine and fire at a group of civil servants helping locally-based soldiers in rural development work |
|
24 July 2006 |
Penwegon, Pegu Division |
1 |
0 |
Explosion in a mine, official media blames “armed insurgent groups.” |
|
28 June 2006 |
Tachilek, eastern Shan State |
0 |
0 |
Bomb explodes in front of a grocery shop. Police suspect the attack was aimed at the shop’s owner, a member of Tachilek’s traders association with close ties to local authorities. |
|
6 June 2006 |
Pegu Division’s Kyaukdaga Township |
1 |
0 |
Victim sets off a bomb while working on an electricity transformer. Official media blames insurgents, without naming any particular group. |
|
4 May 2006 |
road between Penwegon and Kyauk Kyi, Pegu Division |
0 |
0 |
bomb explodes near an electricity power transformer |
|
20 April 2006 |
Rangoon’s Kyauktada and Lanmadaw townships |
0 |
0 |
Five small bombs explode causing property damage |
|
2 March 2006 |
Taungoo, 280 km north of Rangoon |
0 |
0 |
Two bombs explode near a high school and an electricity power transformer. The government accuses a Karen rebel of responsibility. |
|
1 February 2006 |
Mudon Township, Mon State |
0 |
0 |
An explosion blows up a gas pipeline to Myainggalay cement factory. The government accuses the Karen National Union of responsibility |
|
30 January 2006 |
Pyu, Pegu Division |
0 |
0 |
A small bomb discovered at a local market is detonated at a police station causing slight damage to buildings. |
|
15 January 2006 |
Taungoo |
0 |
0 |
A small bomb explodes at a train station in Taungoo |
|
8 January 2006 |
Tamu |
0 |
2 |
Two bombs explode at a market in the Burmese-Indian border town |
|
3 January 2006 |
Pegu |
0 |
0 |
Two bombs explode 80 km north of Rangoon, on the eve of celebrations marking the 58th anniversary of Burma’s Independence Day. |
|
2 November 2005 |
Penwegon, Pegu Division |
0 |
0 |
A small bomb explodes at a market. The government blames the KNU for the attack. |
|
21 October 2005 |
Rangoon |
0 |
0 |
A small bomb explodes in front of Rangoon’s luxury Traders Hotel |
|
12 May 2005 |
Min Hla Township, Magwe Division |
0 |
0 |
A small bomb explodes at a bridge near Latpan village |
|
7 May 2005 |
Rangoon |
162 |
19 |
Simultaneous bomb blasts rock two supermarkets and a convention center. Government blames the National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma (NCGUB), Karen National Union (KNU), Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP) and the Shan State Army-South (SSA-S). It later the associates of the perpetrators are the Vigorous Burmese Student Warriors (VBSW) with the help of the All Burma Student’s Democratic Front (ABSDF), Network for Democracy and Development (NDD) and Free Trade Union of Burma (FTUB). |
|
26 April 2005 |
Mandalay |
15 |
4 |
A bomb explodes on the ground floor of Zay Cho Market |
|
19 March 2005 |
Rangoon |
0 |
0 |
A small bomb explodes before dawn in a bathroom at the Panorama Hotel |
|
17 March 2005 |
Rangoon |
0 |
0 |
A small bomb explodes on a bus and another is found and defused in the bus terminal. |
|
24 December 2004 |
Pa-an, Karen State |
3 |
1 |
A charge hidden in a cassette player explodes at a sports equipment shop in front of a stadium |
|
21 December 2004 |
Rangoon |
1 |
0 |
A small explosion at Zaw Gyi House, a French-owned cafe and silk shop near downtown Bogyoke Market |
|
22 November 2004 |
Kawkareik, Karen State |
5 officials |
0 |
A bomb explodes near a road checkpoint |
|
18 November 2004 |
Rangoon |
0 |
0 |
A small explosion occurs in front of the Southern Division Court |
|
26 June 2004 |
Rangoon |
0 |
0 |
Three small bombs explode near the main railway station in Rangoon. Four other unexploded bombs are later discovered. |
|
26 February 2004 |
Laiza, Kachin State |
0 |
1 - Kachin Independence Army, Col Lazing Bawk |
Deputy chief of staff of the Kachin Independence Army, Col Lazing Bawk is killed after a small bomb explodes in the bathroom of his house. |
|
4 August 2003 |
Monywa, Sagaing Division |
0 |
0 |
Three mines explode at three separate places around the embankment of Yongyi Ward |
|
3 August 2003 |
Homalin, Sagaing Division |
0 |
several |
Explodes at the inauguration ceremony of an airport. The explosion occurs shortly before the arrival of high-ranking junta officials, including Secretary-2 Lt-Gen Soe Win. |
|
27 June 2003 |
Taungoo, Pegu Division |
0 |
0 |
Two bombs explode |
|
21 May 2003 |
Tachilek |
0 |
4 |
Four bombs explode destroying a statue of King Bayintnaung |
|
15 May 2003 |
Pyu |
47 |
1 |
A bomb explodes in a cinema |
|
27 March 2003 |
Rangoon |
4 |
1 |
A bomb explodes in front of a state telecommunications office as the country marks Armed Forces Day. Another bomb explodes near Maha Bandoola Park, opposite the US Embassy |
|
15 November 2002 |
Manila, Philippines |
0 |
0 |
The Burmese Embassy in the Philippines capital Manila receives a letter bomb postmarked from Thailand, which fails to detonate. |
|
30 October 2002 |
Singapore |
0 |
0 |
The Burmese embassy in Singapore receives a letter bomb postmarked from Thailand |
|
29 October 2002 |
Bangkok, Thailand |
0 |
0 |
The Burmese embassy in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, receives a letter bomb postmarked Thailand. Security officials defuse the device. |
|
28 October 2002 |
Tokyo, Japan |
0 |
0 |
The Burmese embassy in Tokyo, Japan, receives a letter bomb, which is defused by security officials. The Burmese government blames Thailand-based dissidents. |
|
17 October 2002 |
30 km west of Myawaddy |
0 |
0 |
A bomb severely damages the Tada Kyoe bridge near Thaingan Nyi Naung and another explodes opposite the Burmese army’s Light Infantry Battalion 356 base, near the bridge |
|
15 October 2002 |
Myawaddy Township |
0 |
0 |
Two separate bombs explode after the Thai-Burma border reopens early in the morning. Another unexploded bomb is found nearby. |
|
4 May 2001 |
Mandalay |
34 |
0 |
A bomb explodes while security officials are defusing a suspicious package found in Mandalay’s Zay Cho market. |
|
4 January 2000 |
Rangoon |
0 |
0 |
A bomb is discovered in front of the Rangoon City Hall as the country marks Burma’s Independence Day. |
|
21 May 1998 |
Mandalay |
11 |
1 |
A bomb explodes at the Myoma cinema. The government blames Shan guerillas for the attack. |
|
22 May 1997 |
Loikaw |
0 |
0 |
A bomb explosion at Loikaw Airport damages several buildings. The military intelligence personnel suspect those responsible for the bombing were hidden by sympathizers from the ward. |
|
10 April 1997 |
Maymyo |
10 cadets |
1 Major, 14 Cadets |
A bomb explosion at the Defense Services Academy |
|
6 April 1997 |
Rangoon |
0 |
1 - Lt-Gen Tin Oo’s daughter |
A parcel bomb explodes at the Rangoon home of one of Burma’s top generals, Lt-Gen Tin Oo, killing his eldest daughter. The military government claims the airmailed bomb was sent by a Japan-based anti-government group. |
|
25 December 1996 |
Rangoon |
17 |
5 |
Two bombs explode at a Burmese Buddhist shrine, the Kaba Aye Pagoda and Maha Pasana Cave |
|
24 October 1996 |
Mandalay |
0 |
0 |
A time bomb is discovered at the entrance to an electronics shop |
|
3 July 1996 |
Rangoon |
0 |
0 |
A bomb explodes next to a government propaganda billboard opposite the US embassy causing minor damage |
|
February 1996 |
Haka, Chin State |
1 officer |
0 |
A bomb explodes at a military intelligence office |
|
30 November 1995 |
Tamu |
0 |
0 |
Two bomb blasts occur on the Burmese side of the Indo-Burma border town. |
|
12 April 1995 |
Tachilek |
3 |
3 soldiers |
Five bombs explode in separate locations and at different times in the Burmese border town |
|
13 November 1989 |
Tokyo, Japan |
0 |
0 |
A time bomb is discovered at the Burmese Embassy in Tokyo, Japan. |
|
7 July 1989 |
Rangoon |
0 |
0 |
A parcel bomb explodes in the compound of Thanlyin Oil Refinery |