Bomb blast could be an inside job: police

Mon 04 Aug 2008, IMNA
The bomb explosion at the telecommunication post (auto exchange) could have been the handiwork of insiders, revealed a police officer in Mudon Town Mon State.

The officer said that people from outside could not have been responsible but it could be an inside job. The whole thing could have been contrived.

The Mudon Township authorities arrested youths, who they suspected to have been involved in the explosion, and summoned their parents on the basis of a list of names found at the site.

According to a Mudon woman resident, while the authorities released some youths because they thought the youths were not involved they are still detaining a number of them.

"The authorities have been threatening people. They always do this if they don't have evidence," according to Mon National Democratic Front (MNDF) in Mudon.

The authorities are known to jail alcoholics in the area where they don't catch culprits.

After the explosion at the telecommunication post, Mudon and Thanpyuzayart Township Peace and Development Council (TPDC) authorities have ordered every department to guard and arrange for security by themselves at night.

The TPDC in Mudon called a meeting with the village headmen to investigate guests and workers from other divisions after the Southeast Command Commander from Moulmein inspected the small bomb blast site at the telecommunication office.