Myanmar’s security forces arrest 39 people

13 May 2021
Myanmar’s security forces arrest 39 people
Protesters hold banners during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon's Insein township on May 1, 2021. Photo: AFP

Myanmar’s security forces arrested 39 people for allegedly perpetrating attacks and planning to join rebel groups to receive military training, EFE reported.

The arrests began Apr. 17 in Yangon during a raid on the home of an opponent of the Feb. 1 military coup, where authorities found ammunition, detonators and fuses for explosives.

The police investigation said these first arrests are linked to a series of explosive attacks that occurred in the former capital against government offices, although no group has claimed responsibility for the incidents.