Over last four months more than 300 bomb blasts hit Myanmar cities

28 May 2021
Over last four months more than 300 bomb blasts hit Myanmar cities
Security forces stand guard by entrance gates following an explosion at a bus station in South Okalapa township in Yangon on April 6, 2021, amid a crackdown on protests against the military coup. Photo: AFP

In the four months since the February 1 military takeover, cities across Myanmar have been rocked by more than 300 bomb blasts, and the ruling junta and its opponents are trading blame over the explosions and the rising death toll, VOA reported.

Bomb blasts can be heard daily in Yangon, the commercial center and former capital, as fighting between the junta’s security forces and those opposed to military rule intensifies across the country of 54 million people.

According to Radio Free Asia records, most of the explosive attacks, which include the use of hand grenades and parcel bombs, were targeting areas connected to the military junta, such as police and administrative offices.