YANGON DIVISION – Residents reported that there was a bomb blast in front of Ngwe Taung restaurant in Ward No. 13 of South Okkalarpa Township on May 30 night around 10:40 p.m. and that junta forces arrived and blocked off the South Okkalarpa intersection to check the area.
“There were no casualties. Around ten minutes after the blast, junta dogs (junta forces) arrived and temporarily blocked the South Okkalarpa intersection then carried out searches,” said a resident of Ward No. 13.
Previously on January 21, 2023, around 12 p.m., the staff of Ngwe Taung restaurant chased and captured two revolutionary soldiers who came to attack the South Okkalarpa Township Ward No. 14 administration office with a hand grenade then beat up the two, resulting in the death of Comrade Chocolate (Thardin), a member of Yangon based Urban Guerrilla Freelance Attack Force (FLA).
Similarly, two bomb blasts were heard from the north, south and east of Dagon Myothit Township at 11:03 p.m. on May 30 but residents were unable to pinpoint the exact location of the blasts.