MANDALAY DIVISION – Local residents reported that there was a bomb blast at the guard post near the rail roads in Nantawkone Ward, Meikhtila Township that resulted in a junta policeman losing a leg and two people were injured.
The bomb blast happened at around 8 a.m. on September 17 and it is said that multiple motorcycles were also damaged in the blast.
“A bomb exploded near the guard post by the rail roads in Nantawkone, Meikhtila around 8 a.m. A policeman lost his leg. One man and a woman were injured. Those injured are in a serious condition. Many motorcycles were damaged,” said a local resident.
After the explosion, the junta council reportedly blocked off and conducted searches in Meikhtila and also cordoned off the area.
