Armed attackers in civilian clothes targeted several buildings in Mandalay linked to the National League for Democracy (NLD) on Sunday and Monday using guns and grenades.
The attackers targeted two of the party’s offices, the home of its jailed vice-chair Zaw Myint Maung, and a hotel whose owner supported the NLD in the last two elections.
There were two explosions outside Zaw Myint Maung’s home in Amarapura Township at 9pm on Monday, Mizzima reported.
“A white car showed up to throw the explosive,” a witness told the outlet. “A similar car was seen near the township office as well. Two explosives went off, one after the other. There was no one at home, so no injuries.”
The vice-chair, who is also the deposed chief minister of Mandalay, has been detained since February 1 and faces numerous charges.
In Tampa Waddy ward, just outside of the city, a group of men fired six bullets at the Pan Taw Oo hotel. They then threw two grenades at the building, which was locked and empty at the time of the attack.
The men arrived in a Toyota Mark II car and on a motorbike, said Myint Cho, the owner.
“There was someone on foot as well,” he told Myanmar Now. “It was around 10pm. First they fired a gun, then they threw a grenade.”
The building’s windows and walls were damaged but he has not been able to enter the hotel yet to survey the damage inside, he said.
Though he is not a party member, Myint Cho actively supported an NLD-led campaign to amend the military-drafted 2008 constitution, and also backed the party in its 2015 and 2020 election campaigns.
On Sunday night, a group of men broke into the NLD’s office on 62nd street and destroyed campaign posters, DVB reported.
Another party office in Chan Mya Tharzi Township was attacked the same evening with two grenades, only one of which exploded.
The military has not commented on the incidents.
