A remote-controlled bomb was detonated at the junta Election Commission office near to Shwe Lin Ban Bridge in eastern Hlaing Thar Yar Township, Yangon Region, at 7:50 pm on 25 March.

The attack was carried out by the Hlaing Thar Yar Region Defense Force (HRDF), according to a statement by the group.

It said that HRDF attacked the office because it finds the election completely unacceptable. It added that if the junta continues to disregard the people's voices, it will carry out more aggressive attacks.

A resident who lives close to the blast site said: “I heard a loud bomb explosion last night. Because it was night time I did not know what the sound was. This morning I found out that the Election Commission Office had been attacked. Because it was at night I don’t think there were any casualties.”

As of the time of reporting, there were no reports of casualties following the bomb blast.

The HRDF has warned members of the public not to go near any junta offices and pro-junta informers as they are targeting them and attacking anything and anyone to do with the junta.

Mizzima tried phoning the Election Commission to get further information about the attack, but the phone call was not answered.

It has been widely acknowledged by people inside and outside Myanmar that the upcoming elections being organised by the junta will not be free or fair.

A political analyst who wishes to remain anonymous said: “Everyone knows that the election this regime will hold cannot be fair. Many people do not want this unfair election, as it could officially legitimize the military's puppet government. Because of this, there may be more attacks in the future.