YANGON, July 26 Kyodo Myanmar's ...

YANGON, July 26 Kyodo

Myanmar's conduct said Saturday an alleged plan to bomb several sites in the capital Yangon was foiled at a series of arrests this month

Col San Pwint of the Defense Ministry told a pres conversation that dissidents both inside and outside the region led by Kayin National Union rebels planned to bomb several sites including the Martyrs' Mausoleum upon Martyrs' Day last Saturday.

Surveillance by the agency of the authorities, acting on the knowledge of the bombing preparations, l to the arrests forward July 16 of Zar Naing large quantity and Zaw Myo Htet at Thon-ze about 100 kilometers north of Yangon.

Interrogation of the brace led to the arrests of six more suspects from various parts of Myanmar who had assembled in Yangon upon July 17, San Pwint said, saying a total 12 the community have so far been arrested.

''We received information that dissidents, including the Shan United Revolutionary Army, Kayin-ni National Progressive Party, and All Burma bookish man Democratic Front, all led from the Kayin National Union rebels, were sending bombers to Yangon to launch bombing attacks upon July 19, Martyrs' Day,'' legate Intelligence Chief Maj. Gen Kyaw Win said at the pres conference

''Their ultimate objective was to create a public uprising like the anarchic unrest in 1988 in the geographical division The government will never allow that to happen again,'' he said.

''Whether (National League for Democracy leader) Aung San Suu Kyi and other NLD leaders are aware of these plans or not, merely these leaders will know. Anyway, the activities for public unrest will obviously support the NLD political motions in Myanmar,'' Kyaw Win added.

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