Bomb blast occured in Yangon at about 3pm on 15thApril2010,during Water festival for Myanmar New Year at Kan-daw-gyi Circular road, Yangon. There has been three bombs bursting continuously at a pandal named X2O,it is name of pandal.
Five males and three females died on the spot and about 170 people injured and sent to Yangon General Hospital. Yangon region No.4’s leader army officer and Police officer of Mingala-Taung-nyunt township also injured.
Every year’s Water Festivals were ordered by junta where it could be played . Sayasan road and New University Avenue roads are the places junta allowed. But this year junta ordered that festivals have to be held on Kan-daw-gyi circular road. Kan-daw-gyi means Great Royal Lake, in yangon.
It is hot news that bomb-blast occuring at Yangon, former city of Myanmar, within Myanmar New Year Water Festival.
Bomb blast events were occured frequently in Yangon. There had been three continuously blasts last four years ago in Yangon; at Yangon Trade Centre, at Dagon Centre and at Junction 8 Shopping Mall. These three are big buildings in yangon.
In nearly every cases of blast, people think that it is done by junta.
Various rumors spread in Yangon that-
Why emergency department of Yangon General Hospital closed for 4 days starting from 11th Apr. to 14th ; bomb-blast occured on 15th Apr.?
Why water festival not allowed at Saya San road and New University Avenue road this year.These places are where water festivals held every year?
Why Traumatology Unit in Yangon General Hospital prepared for many patients prior to this festival?
Why guard-men(polices and soldiers) are more than former years, near that area( Kan-daw-gyi circular road?
Why many ambulance- vehicles waiting ready for that event, near kan-daw-gyi ground?
Why some people said bomb-blast will occur on that day?
Why one authorized person told another person that it will occur today, in the morning of that day ?
Why not grandson of Superior get there; for some officers arrived there for guarding that pretty boy who will play water at X2O pandal ?
Why a troup of army getting in compound of MMA office, near that area?
Bombs also are china-made.
Many colourful rumours spreading in Yangon.
Last two days a journalist and hisson have been arrested by junta, for taking pictures at site. Joiurnalist is Mg Zay Ya,55 and his son is Sithu Zay Ya.
Reporters Without Boarders(RSF) and exil Burma Media Association (BMA) make calling for immediate release.
Political instability in Burma become worse and Army officer for Yangon rgion No.4 who got crush injury in bombing at lakeside has been transfered to Singapoer for more medical care. He got blast in liver and severe complications.
10 victims died of injury now.