YANGON, Myanmar – Around a dozen individuals had been injured in a blast on a ferry in Myanmar’s business hub Yangon on Sunday, a safety supply and native media stated.
The blast hit a passenger ferry crossing the Yangon river to the district of Dala round 7 pm native time (1230 GMT) a safety supply advised AFP, requesting anonymity to speak to the media.
Eleven males had been injured, the supply stated.
Local media stated 13 individuals had been injured.
Images printed by native media confirmed blood and particles strewn throughout a wood flooring.
A junta spokesman didn’t reply to request for remark.
Myanmar has been in turmoil for the reason that navy seized energy in a coup final 12 months, with anti-coup rebels clashing with junta troops throughout the nation.
There are virtually each day killings of low-level junta officers or anti-coup fighters, with particulars murky and reprisals typically following rapidly.
In October at the very least two bombs exploded exterior a jail Yangon, killing eight individuals and wounding 18 in an assault the junta blamed on “terrorist” anti-coup fighters.
In July a bomb blast close to a shopping center in Yangon killed two individuals and wounded 11. —Agence France-Presse
