Two killed, 20 others injured after key bridge in Mon State targeted

By Admin 29 Jun 2023

DMG Newsroom
29 June 2023, Bilin, Mon State

Two people were killed and 20 others were injured after a bridge on the Yangon-Mawlamyine-Myawaddy road in Bilin Township, Mon State, was targeted by an explosive device early Thursday morning, according to a local social organisation.

A township law officer was killed and a police officer was injured after the Kyoneik Bridge in Bilin Township was damaged by an explosion at about 4 a.m. on June 29.

“A township law officer was pronounced dead on the spot and a policeman was seriously injured in the blast. The injured policeman was admitted to Bilin Hospital,” said a philanthropist from a local charity.

An officer from the Thaton District Department of Bridge was subsequently killed and 20 others were wounded when a group of junta officials from the military, police and some government departments were attacked by resistance fighters while inspecting the damaged bridge, according to sources close to the Thaton District police force.

“The news is true that some senior military officers were among those injured in the attack. That is all I can say,” the source added.

No group has so far claimed responsibility for the bridge attack.

Two departmental staff employees were killed and 27 others including junta soldiers and police personnel were injured when the Kyoneik Bridge was blown up by a coalition of Karen National Union (KNU) and People’s Defence Force (PDF) fighters, according to some junta-sponsored social media pages.

Following the attack, the military tightened security near the bridge and imposed travel restrictions, according to locals.