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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

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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).

Bombings

On 7 May 2005, nearly simultaneous bomb blasts occurred at two supermarkets and a convention centre in Yangon. 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.

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.

References

1. ^ "Rebels deny Myanmar bomb attacks - 7 May 2005". CNN. CNN. 8 May 2005. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
2. ^ "Rebel bombings kill 11 in Myanmar". China Daily. 8 May 2005. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
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.
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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