Two Children Injured in IED Blast Planted by So-Called PDF Terrorist Group in Nyaung-U Township, Mandalay Region

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  • Two Children Injured in IED Blast Planted by So-Called PDF Terrorist Group in Nyaung-U Township, Mandalay Region

05 July 2025

In order to cause injuries to both peaceable civilians and administrative authorities who are striving to restore the rule of law, extreme terrorists provide financial assistance and instigate destructive activities, such as detonating explosive devices and remote blasting, against public roads, railways, government offices and houses.

Since they are conducting such terrorist acts, on 3 July 2025 at 12:00 PM, a report stated that two women with shrapnel injuries were admitted to Nyaung-U District Public Hospital in Nyaung-U Township of Mandalay Region. When security personnel arrived at the Hospital for further investigation, they discovered that the victims were identified as Ma Thin Zar Maw (14 years old) and Ma Thet Mon Chit (9 years old) both residents of Chaung Khwa Village in Nyaung-U Township. The incident occurred while the victims were near a banyan tree approximately 300 yards east of their village, an improvised explosive device (IED), planted by a so-called PDF terrorist group, exploded nearby, causing their injuries, it is reported.

It has been reported that the security personnel are investigating the culprits of the acts of terrorism from the above incident to take effective action in accordance with the law. 

MOHA