Two men shot in Hlaingthaya and Thingangyun Townships

Two men shot in Hlaingthaya and Thingangyun Townships
Published 28 October 2021

YANGON------Two men from Hlaingthaya and Thingangyun Townships, Yangon Region, were shot at night of October 26th, according to neighbouring residents.

Bo Ni, a hundred-household administrator, living in Ward No.18, Hlaingthaya Township, Yangon Region was shot around 6:30 pm of October 26th.

“Bo Ni was shot and he got injuries. We don’t hear that he died of the gun shot,” said neighbouring resident.

After the incident, security members arrived at the scene and conducted the investigations. Later, Bo Ni was sent to the hospita with gunshot wounds.

Similarly, Myo Win lived in Thingangyun Township was shot around 7pm of October 26th and he is now receiving medical treatments.

Moreover, Kone Talapaung village administrator in Mingaladon Township was shot dead and a woman from Pazundaung Township was shot on October 26, according to locals.

Kone Talapaung Village Administrator was shot dead in early morning of October 26, according to residents.

The village administrator took his daughter to the factory on a motorcycle and he was shot dead in front of a car repair shop on Welu Wan Road in Mingaladon Township while he was on the way to his home at around 6 am on October 26, according to local residents.

"The man who was shot was the administrator of Kone Talapaung Village. He sent his daughter to work and was shot in front of a car repair shop," said a person lived nearby.

The man was shot dead at the scene.

In addition, a female vendor was shot at the corner of Yay Kyaw Market in Yay Kyaw Street, Ward 9, Pazundaung Township at around 9:30 am on October 26, according to locals.

The woman, who was shot, was taken to hospital with gunshot wounds to the neck and left arm.

On October 26, an explosion occurred near a garbage dump at the corner of Lay Daung Kan Road and Thayat Taw Road around 8 am on October 26. After the blast the security forces arrived and they found an unexploded homemade bomb attached to a keypad phone nearby the scene, according to locals.