May 2005 Yangon bombings

May 2005 Yangon bombings
May 2005 Yangon bombings
Part of Internal Conflict in Myanmar
	May 2005 Yangon bombings (Myanmar)
Location	Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)
Date	7 May 2005 ; 3:10 pm (MMT)
Target	Civilians
Attack type	Bombing
Deaths	11
Injured	162

The May 2005 Yangon bombings were nearly simultaneous bomb blasts that killed 11 people and injured 162 on 7 May 2005 in Yangon, Myanmar (Burma).^[2]^[4]

Bombings[]

On 7 May 2005, nearly simultaneous bomb blasts occurred at two supermarkets and a convention centre in Yangon.^[2]^[4] The first bomb blew up at an exhibition hall at Mingala Taungnyunt Township where a Thai trade fair was under way, killing three people including a Buddhist monk, and wounding many others. The second explosion tore through a City Mart supermarket in Mayangon Township and the final explosion struck in the Dagon Shopping Center near the Myaynigone Intersection.^[2]

Investigations[]

The authorities blamed the Karen National Union, the Shan State Army-South, the Karenni National Progressive Party and the National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma. The Karen National Union and the Shan State Army-South quickly denied responsibility.^[3]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Rebels deny Myanmar bomb attacks - 7 May 2005". CNN. 8 May 2005. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Rebel bombings kill 11 in Myanmar". China Daily. 8 May 2005. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Asia-Pacific | Bomb blasts rock Burmese capital". BBC News. 7 May 2005. Archived from the original on 18 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Bomb Blasts in Burma–A Chronology". The Irrawaddy. 18 May 2006. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.

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[autogenerated2005-1] "Rebels deny Myanmar bomb attacks - 7 May 2005". CNN. 8 May 2005. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.

[chinadaily2005-2] "Rebel bombings kill 11 in Myanmar". China Daily. 8 May 2005. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.

[autogenerated1-3] "Asia-Pacific | Bomb blasts rock Burmese capital". BBC News. 7 May 2005. Archived from the original on 18 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.

[irrawaddy1-4] "Bomb Blasts in Burma–A Chronology". The Irrawaddy. 18 May 2006. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.

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