
Local People’s Defence Force (PDF) fighters in Mandalay Region have said they bombed a military supply train that was heading to Yangon on Tuesday, badly damaging part of the vehicle.
A member of the PDF in Myittha Township said the attack took place around 6pm as the train passed over the Samar bridge on the Yangon-Mandalay highway, some 70km south of Mandalay.
“The back part of the train was badly damaged as the bomb was made with four-inch-diameter pipes,” he told Myanmar Now.
“There were no casualties. It was definitely a junta train as it was transporting supplies for the military,” he said, adding that some soldiers were aboard the train.
Locals told Myanmar Now the train was carrying food supplies.
One man who lives near the site of the attack just south of Myittha said he heard the bomb go off.
“We heard a loud bang. We didn’t hear anything about anyone dying but the train was badly damaged,” he said.
The PDF member said the attack required a large amount of preparation, but did not elaborate.
“We will continue to target the pillars supporting the dictatorship,” he said. Junta forces stopped and questioned civilians in the area around Myittha after the blast, he added, but he said did not know further details.
The junta has not commented on the attack.
The Myittha PDF has also claimed responsibility for an explosion at a military intelligence office in the township’s Shwe Thahtay ward on October 3.
Last month PDF fighters in Kyaukse said they bombed a military supply train travelling from Mandalay to Naypyitaw.