| 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 [1] (MMT) |
| Target | Civilians |
Attack type | Bombing |
| Deaths | 11 [1] [2] [3] |
| Injured | 162 [2] |
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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]
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]
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]
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