Two Bystanders Hit, One Killed in Bomb Attack on Bicycle Shop in Malaing

Bicycle shop in Malaing attacked with grenade; two people talking in front of the shop hit, one dead

October 28

A bicycle shop in No. (3) Ward, Malaing town, Mandalay Region, was hit by a grenade attack, and a woman and a man who were talking in front of the shop were struck by the grenade, with one of them killed, it is learned.

At around 11 a.m. on October 26, a motorcycle carrying two men drove past the front of the "Myo Aung" bicycle sales shop and carried out a grenade attack, it is learned.

Due to the grenade attack, an elderly woman from near the shop and a man who had come to buy a bicycle, who were talking in front of the "Myo Aung" bicycle sales shop, were struck by the grenade and seriously wounded, and had to be sent to Malaing Township People's Hospital, it is learned.

"They attacked the bicycle shop; the grenade fell near the people and exploded. Two people in front of the shop were hit by the grenade. As for the elderly woman, her condition was already bad from the time it happened, and in the evening I heard she died. The other one has regained consciousness," a local resident said.

Due to being struck by the grenade, an 85-year-old elderly woman named Daw Cho Ti sustained serious injuries, and U Zaw Moe, 53, who had come to buy a bicycle, also sustained minor injuries, so local residents sent them to Malaing Township People's Hospital, it is learned.

Of the two injured people, Daw Cho Ti died in the evening while receiving medical treatment after reaching the hospital, it is learned, and it is not yet known which organization carried out the grenade attack.

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