FRIDAY, March 29, 2024
nationthailand

Explosion near Shwedagon, municipal staff injured

Explosion near Shwedagon, municipal staff injured

According to nearby residents, an explosion occurred on the road near the Southern entrance to the Shwedagon pagoda on June 12, around 9am.

A woman that works as a sanitation worker for the municipal was allegedly injured from the blast. 

"There was a loud sound in the morning. People thought it was just a tire bust until the soldiers and policemen came. I hear a woman sanitation worker was hurt somewhere to her back or her bottom," said a person that lives nearby.

After the incident, security forces were seen to have taken up post at Shwedagon Pagoda.

RELATED
nationthailand