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Thursday, 29 April 2021 _Unidentified individuals have attacked two airbases in Myanmar, with explosions reported at one base and rocket raids witnessed at another, reports say.
In the early hours of Thursday, three explosions took place at an airbase in the vicinity of the central town of Magway, reported the local media outlet Delta News Agency in a post on Facebook.
Security checks were increased on roads outside the base in the wake of the blasts, the news portal added.
Later in the day, at least five rockets were fired at one of Myanmar’s main air bases, at Meiktila, to the northeast of Magway, said reporter Than Win Hlaing, who was near the base at the time.
He also posted footage that included the sound of what seemed to be a rocket dashing overhead followed by an explosion.
There was no claim of responsibility or any confirmation of casualties in the attacks.
Another base was recently attacked near the border with Taiwan.
Myanmar is gripped by turmoil triggered by a military coup on February 1.
The junta has since been engaged in a brutal crackdown on anti-coup protesters that has led to the killing of 756 people, according to a local monitoring group.
The military government has so far detained more than 3,300 people in connection with protests against the coup, according to a tally by the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP).
Fighting has also escalated between ethnic minority insurgents and regime forces in border areas, particularly in the east near Thailand. Forces of the Karen National Union (KNU) — one of the largest armed groups in Myanmar — reportedly seized an army base in Karen State near the Salween River early on Tuesday morning.
Armed groups have pledged to fight in support of the protesters.
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