WorldAsia-OceaniaMyanmar: IED explosion in Mandalay Hospital

Myanmar: IED explosion in Mandalay Hospital

Type of event:
IED - Improvised Explosive Device, Dirty bomb
Asia-OceaniaExplosives
By Marta Evelina Lungu

Victims

5

Wounded

5

Date

August 31, 2023

What happened

According to the information team of Myanmar’s State Administration Council, five people were injured as an improvised explosive device went off in Mandalay Hospital. The information team reported that two men on a motorcycle entered the hospital premises and threw two homemade explosive devices before driving away. The victims of the explosion were five office workers.

Where it happened

Main sources

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/world/2023/09/01/5-injured-in-hospital-bomb-blast-in-myanmar039s-mandalay

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