by Ko Wild
Wednesday, 04 March 2009
Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – A lesser known organization, the 'Whole Burma United Revolutionary Front' (WBURF), has claimed responsibility for yesterday's bomb blasts in Rangoon, according to a statement issued today.
The twin bombs, exploded yesterday only an hour apart from each other in Padomma Park, Sanchaung Township, Rangoon Division and at Hledan bus stop on the Rangoon-Insein Road. The Rangoon-based organization has claimed full responsibility for the bomb blasts.
Their statement No. 2/2009 sent to Mizzima through email reveals these serial bomb blasts are the first stage of the 'battle cry' for toppling the military dictators and they were ready to escalate such attacks in future.
Since the 'Burmese people' are devout citizens, they do not want terrorism. However, in the past, the ruling junta has ruthlessly killed peaceful demonstrators, who were struggling for freedom from their plight, the statement says.
The first bomb exploded at Padomma Park at about 9:35 p.m. yesterday and another bomb went off at 10:50 p.m at Hledan bus stop. The loud explosions damaged a car and the bus stop, without causing any casualties.
The WBURF said that peaceful demonstrations, issuing statements, asking for concrete action from the UN and foreign governments, would not work towards the emergence of a civilian government and elimination of current general crises faced by the people in Burma. Therefore, they have launched this ‘retaliatory bomb blast’ measure, the statement says.
It also said that they could not accept the proposed 2010 general elections, which would only help prolong military rule.
They also did not accept the release of only a handful of political prisoners in the recent amnesty for over 6,000 prisoners. If the UN, foreign governments and NGOs blindly supported this move, they would be the most pitiful blind people groups in the world, the statement ironically said.
The bomb blasts yesterday coincided with the 47th anniversary of late Gen. Ne Win's coup against the democratically elected government. Both blast sites were killing fields during the nationwide uprising in 1988, when many people were shot dead.
Source: Mizzima News
