A bomb exploded in Moulmein

DVB (2003 July 15)

It is reported that a bomb exploded in front of the Moulmein University Reserve Force near Infantry Battalion [IB] 104 on the 7th of July and a family member of a soldier was killed by the blast. DVB’s Khaing Thazin reports:
Khaing Thazin : The bomb was said to have exploded near a gas pipeline and the area is being cordoned off with bamboo walls and no one is allowed to approach the area. A local resident of Moulmein told the DVB about the explosion as follows:

A local resident of Moulmein : One person died. It occurred on the 7th of July at about 8pm. The 104 Battalion is situated on the south of the University Reserve Force. It occurred at the other end of the University Road – to the direction of Mudon…It was quite loud.

According to the news statement issued by the SPDC on the 11th of July, it is the work of an ‘unknown’ rebel group and the person who planted the bomb also tried to blow up the Moulmein Bridge and he was ‘found’ dead with explosives. According to someone close to the army, the army suffered badly by the explosion and tried to find the culprit straight away. The explosion occurred on the anniversary of the 7th July Student Revolution Day and it threatened both the gas pipeline and the army, according to some observers.

Source: Democratic Voice of Burma, Oslo, in Burmese 1430 gmt 15 Jul 03