China consulate in Myanmar hit with explosive device: local media

China’s consulate in Myanmar’s city of Mandalay was attacked with an explosive device, local media said Saturday, adding that no deaths or injuries were reported. The blast occurred at the consulate office in central Mandalay, south of the sprawling Royal Palace, at around 7pm Friday, local outlets reported. China is a major ally and arms supplier to Myanmar’s junta, but it also maintains ties with ethnic groups fighting the military in Myanmar’s northern Shan State, according to analysts. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military deposed the government of Aung San Suu Kyi and seized power in 2021. A statement from the junta on Saturday night blamed “terrorists” for the incident, which it said it was investigating in cooperation with consulate officials. It said security had found “a blast” had occurred and that it was “raising the necessary security measures.” “About two feet of clay tiles of the roof of the two-storey building were damaged,” the statement said. A Myanmar official in Mandalay confirmed to AFP there had been “an incident at the Chinese consulate office compound in Mandalay late evening yesterday.” “There was no one injured,” the official said, without specifying the nature of the incident. The Irrawaddy, a local outlet, reported a grenade had been thrown at the compound, which is usually guarded by members of Myanmar’s security forces. The Voice of Myanmar newspaper reported the consulate had been hit by an unidentified “explosion,” without giving details. China’s embassy in Yangon did not respond to AFP’s queries.

China consulate in Myanmar hit with explosive device: local media

The regime blamed “terrorists” for the blast at the consulate in Mandalay, which did not result in any deaths or injuries

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