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Agence France-Presse

China’s consulate in Myanmar’s Mandalay city was attacked with an explosive device, local media said on Saturday, adding that no deaths or injuries were reported.
The blast occurred at the consulate office in central Mandalay, south of the sprawling Royal Palace, around 7pm local time on Friday.
China is a major ally and arms supplier to Myanmar’s junta, but it also maintains ties with ethnic groups fighting the military in Myanmar’s northern Shan state, according to analysts.
Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military deposed the government of Aung San Suu Kyi and seized power in 2021.

A Myanmar official in Mandalay confirmed there had been “an incident at the Chinese consulate office compound in Mandalay late evening yesterday”.
“There was no one injured,” the official said, without specifying the nature of the incident.
The Irrawaddy outlet reported a grenade had been thrown at the compound, which is usually guarded by members of Myanmar’s security forces.
The Voice of Myanmar reported the consulate had been hit by an unidentified “explosion” without giving details.
China’s embassy in Yangon did not respond to requests for comment, and a junta spokesman was unreachable for comment.
Myanmar’s independent media have reported that Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, the head of the ruling military council, would travel to China in the coming weeks for the first time since taking power.
Independent online media including The Irrawaddy and Khit Thit, on Saturday reported the attack with an explosive device was on the Chinese consulate in Mandalay’s Chanmyathazi township.
A Chanmyathazi resident living near the consulate said that the already strict security around the site has since been tightened, with nearby roads closed after the explosion. He spoke on the condition of anonymity because he feared being arrested by the military.
Additional reporting by Associated Press


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The blast occurred at the consulate office in central Mandalay, south of the Royal Palace, around 7pm local time on Friday


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