A truck carrying military and police forces exploded in Yangon, Myanmar's largest city, where a military coup took place, killing casualties.
According to local media reports, a military truck parked on the street in Tamwe-gu, Yangon exploded at around 3 pm local time yesterday (18th).
Witnesses at the scene said, "Soldiers were in a truck at the time of the explosion, and the vehicle was engulfed in red flames with the sound of the explosion."
The exact number of casualties is not yet known, but local media reported that six soldiers were in the truck at the time, citing eyewitnesses.
"Someone threw a bomb at the truck from inside the taxi," said one resident who witnessed the scene.
The explosion also occurred at an intersection around a nearby market, minutes after the military truck explosion occurred when cars stopped at a stop sign, local media reported.
Some local media reported that two people were killed, one each in the explosion of a military truck and one at an intersection, and five soldiers and a taxi driver were injured.
The explosion, aimed at a military truck, is the most powerful attack against the military and police in Yangon since the coup d'état in February.
(Photo=SNS capture, Yonhap News)