| May 2005 Yangon bombings | |
| Partof: | Internal Conflict in Myanmar |
| Location: | Yangon, Myanmar (Burma) |
| Target: | Civilians |
| Date: | 7 May 2005 |
| Time: | 3:10 pm[1] |
| Timezone: | MMT |
| Type: | Bombing |
| Fatalities: | 11[2] [3] |
| Injuries: | 162 |
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]
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]
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]