Fire Bomb exploded in the crowed, more than 20 people wounded

 

Independent Mon News Agency

November 6, 2004

 

Hided Three Fire Booms exploded in the crowded people in Kyaikkamort pagoda festival in Kamawet village Mudon township and more than 20 people wounded including an Actresses from Mon Oung Sorn Drama Performance group. Because one Fire Bomb explosion blew up in the drama stage show, some curtains were burned and the stage show has stopped until last night.

 

The first Boom exploded on the drama stage while Mon Oung Sorn Drama Performance Actress Ms.Mi Jom Hpar Sorn is singing on Nov.3 at about 10:00 PM according to the eye witness.

 

“Another two booms later exploded on the crowded road and made about 20 people wound, but no one has got seriously wounded,” Nai Jorn reported.

 

“At the moment the military authorities from battalion No.209 have been investigating the exploder,” he added.

 

“Until now the military authorities did not find the exploder, and they believed that boom were homemade boom,” he explained.

 

But the military authorities took an action to the Mon Oung Sorn Drama Leaders for disobey their order, that the drama leader don’t want to stop their showing or drama after boom exploded according to a performance leader.

 

The annual festival ended last night with the feared of Fire Boom explosion. There is no boom exploded in the crowded of this pagoda festival before.

 

“It is the first time of boom explosion in the festival,” a Kamawet villager, Nai Pu added.

 

Kyaikkamort pagoda festival was started more than a hundred years ago and it is a famous festival in southern Burma during winter.

 

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