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Political parties condemn acts of ‘terrorism’
(Volume 26, No. 520)
POLITICAL parties that have applied to register for this year’s election have condemned a series of bombings that rocked the country over the Thingyan holiday.
The most deadly of these, at a water festival pandal in Yangon on April 15, killed at least 10 people and left more than 170 injured, according to government figures.
“Regardless of who is responsible, this is an act of terrorism. We denounce these acts. We are praying for the victims killed in the bombing last week,” said U Thu Wai, chairman of Democratic Party (Myanmar).
Other groups, including the National Political Alliance and Union Democracy Party, also condemned the attacks.
“I assume the extremists did the bombing,” said U Ohn Lwin, spokesman for the National Political Alliance, without elaborating on who the “extremists” might be.
Reports published in state media on April 21 said four bombings took place between April 14 and 17.
As well as the Yangon blasts, bombings were reported on April 14 at the Asia World Toll Gate in Muse, Shan State, and at Kawkareik in Kayin State.
While three people were injured at Kawkareik, no casualties were reported in the Shan State attack.
In Kachin State, the 3600-megawatt Myitsone hydropower project was targeted, with 10 explosions at four separate locations recorded early on April 17.
State media reported one person was injured in the blasts, while two buildings and six vehicles were destroyed.
The pandal bombing was the most deadly since 2005, when a series of bombings at shopping centres in Yangon killed at least 23 people and injured more than 100, according to official figures.
