The deputy leader of the Mon Thaton Special Defence Force (MTHSF) confirmed to Mizzima that a bomb exploded in the arsenal of military artillery battalion No (402) near Innshay village, Thaton Township, Mon State. The MTHSF bombed the arsenal on November 8.

Half of the arsenal was destroyed because of the bombing but no one was injured.

The No (402) artillery battalion is located in the southern part of Thaton township, about three miles from Thaton.