Restaurant staff in Yangon apprehended two defence force fighters on a mission to bomb an administration office and beat one of them to death.

The two fighters from the Yangon Urban Guerrilla group were on their way to attack the South Okkalapa Township ward administration office which is located next to the Ngwe Taung Restaurant when staff from the restaurant apprehended them at about 1:00 p.m. on 21 January.

One of the men managed to escape, but the restaurant staff beat the other man, Thar Din, to death, according to local witnesses.

A local resident said: "Ngwe Taung Restaurant was the same restaurant that was serving snacks and drinks to the Military Council troops during the protests in early 2021. At that time, we said we must boycott this restaurant. Maybe people forgot. The restaurant owner U Than Win's son is also a captain in the Military Council Army. Now the employees are arresting urban guerrilla soldiers, so we see that both the restaurant owner and the employees are on the same side.”

Several Yangon defence forces expressed their disgust at the incident and threatened retaliation.

The Dark Shadow urban guerrilla group accused the restaurant staff of collaborating with the "terrorist" Military Council and called on them to take responsibility for their actions. The group further stated that all "Military Council's puppets and followers who cause trouble for our revolutionary soldiers and people will be treated as a trigger for the goal of independence and will be eliminated."

The Shwe Pyi Thar Underground Guerrilla Force and the Blackfox Yangon Defense Force also expressed their dissatisfaction and warned that Ngwe Taung Restaurant will now have to repay a “blood debt.”

As the Military Council prepares for a general election by conducting a national population census revolutionary forces are opposing the 2023 election by targeting the junta's offices, including township administration offices, and ward administration offices.