Five people who were delivering parcels to prisoners and three prison staff were killed when two bombs exploded around 9:40 a.m., News of Myanmar, an online news service sympathetic to the country’s military government, reported on the Telegram social media platform.
A Wednesday bombing at Burma's main prison for political detainees killed at least eight individuals, including five visitors and three prison personnel.
The Special Task Agency of Burma (STA), a Yangon-based resistance group, urged political parties to strongly oppose the electoral processes and procedures implemented by the Military Council.