Myanmar policeman killed in grenade attack in Naypyidaw

A policeman was killed in a grenade attack on a police station in the Myanmar capital Naypyidaw, residents of Lewe township told RFA on Tuesday.

Several other officers were injured in the Monday night attack, which took place despite tight security outside the building.

“There are barbed wire fences on the road,” said a Lewe resident who wished to remain anonymous for security reasons. “Now the place is closed and people don’t come out after 8 at night.”

Unknown attackers also threw a grenade at a security gate outside the Myanmar International Convention Center-2 (MICC-2) in Za Bu Thi Ri township of Naypyitaw on Monday night, locals told RFA. They said there were some injuries, but RFA could not confirm the details.

The board said it was working to catch those responsible for the grenade attack on Lewe police station, but did not mention the death of a police officer. He did not say anything about the reported attack on the convention center.

RFA called the junta’s Deputy Information Minister, Maj. Gen. Zaw Min Tun, on Tuesday, but no one answered.

Security has been tight in Naypyidaw following a grenade attack on May 3 at a security checkpoint in Oke Ta Ra Thi Ri township.

Translated by RFA Burmese. Edited by Mike Firn.