The Chinese consulate in Mandalay, Myanmar, was attacked with an explosive device, leaving no one dead or injured, local media reported.
China’s consulate in Mandalay city was attacked with an explosive device, Myanmar local media said on 19 October 2024, 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.
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