May 2005 Yangon bombings

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]

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]

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]