Two Myanmar air bases come under attack: reports

KFGO

Thomson Reuters

Apr 28, 2021

(Reuters) – Unidentified attackers launched assaults on two Myanmar air bases on Thursday, with blasts reported at one base and rocket fire seen at another, media and a witness said.

The attacks come after three months of turmoil in Myanmar triggered by a Feb. 1 military coup. There was no claim of responsibility or any confirmation of any casualties in the attacks. A military spokesman did not answer calls seeking comment.

In the first attack on Thursday, three blasts went off at an air base near the central town of Magway in the early hours, the Delta News Agency reported in a post on Facebook.

Chinese factories attacked in Myanmar

ASIA TIME

By AT CONTRIBUTOR
MARCH 15, 2021

State media said 32 factories in Myanmar's Yangon were attacked on Sunday, causing $37 million in damage

People rushed into two Chinese-funded factories on motorcycles with iron rods, axes and gasoline before setting the factories on fire on Sunday March 14, 2021, according to Chinese workers interviewed by Chinese media. Photo: AFP/EyePress News

Beijing said it was “very concerned” for the safety of its citizens in Myanmar on Monday, after Chinese factories were attacked amid a bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Yangon.

Chinese state media said 32 factories in Myanmar’s commercial heart of Yangon were attacked on Sunday, causing US$37 million in damage and leaving two employees injured as security forces launched a bloody crackdown on protesters which left dozens dead.

Martial law has been declared in the townships where the factories were located. The Chinese Embassy in Yangon has accused protesters of attacking the factories.