[ Myanmar Now ] Anti-regime group bombs condo project linked to junta cabinet member
The urban guerrilla group that carried out the attack said that the entire building would need to be rebuilt following the blast
A high-end condominium project owned by the family of a junta cabinet member was bombed on Thursday morning, in the latest of a series of attacks on pro-regime targets.
The construction site of the 68 Residence luxury condominium project in Yangon’s Bahan Township was hit by an explosion at around 5am on Thursday, sources said.
An anti-regime group calling itself the Yangon Urban Guerrilla Group claimed responsibility for the blast, which it said was designed to inflict maximum damage to the foundation of the building.
A member of the group said that C4 explosives were used in the attack, which had been carefully planned for over a month.
“It will have to be rebuilt from the start because we bombed the foundation. If the owners lie and say it doesn’t need such a restart, the buyers will suffer,” he said, noting that the group includes a number of engineers.
A resident of Bahan who lives near the construction site, which is located at the corner of Kabar Aye Pagoda and Sayar San roads, said he heard the explosion but didn’t feel any tremors.
The guerrilla group also claimed responsibility for the shooting on May 22 of three soldiers guarding a high school in Yangon’s Thingangyun Township. One soldier was killed in that attack.
68 Residence luxury condominium project, owned by the family of a junta cabinet member, in Yangon’s Bahan Township bombed in the early morning. Yangon Urban Guerrila Group claimed responsibility.