Historic Myanmar bridge destroyed in fighting | Myanmar

In Myanmar, a colonial bridge, once the world’s highest railway table, was destroyed during the war in years of clashes.

The 2021 coup has consumed Myanmar since the civil government dismissed Myanmar and fought with numerous military pro -democracy groups and ethnic armed organizations.

Representatives of ruling military junta and anti-warning armed groups accused each other for the destruction of the Gokteic Bridge on Sunday.

In a video statement, Junta spokesman Zaw Min Tun, Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and the People’s Defense forces groups “bombed and destroyed the bridge” claimed. A separate statement made by Junta said that the bridge was “exploding with mines”.

A tnla spokesman rejected it and accused Cunta of bombing the bridge. “[The] Myanmar army tried to bomb our bases … Using drones this morning. They bombed our troops, but the bombs hit the Gokteic Bridge, TN TNLA spokesman Lway Yay Oo.

In recent weeks, clashes exploded between the Junta forces and TNLA fighters in the nearby towns of Nawnghki and Kyaukme – but Junta claimed that he had recaptured Nawnghki in July.

The building, which fits 102 meters above 300 meters and a passage, is the highest bridge in Myanmar and is the world’s highest railway table when it was opened in 1901 during the British colonial period.

Videos and photos on social media showed that the bridge was partially collapsed and damaged.

The bridge is located on the border of Nawnghkio and Kyaukme districts in North Shahan. Mandalay-Alashio is part of the railway line and attracts a series of tourists.

Myanmar’s junta is preparing for a range of range, boycotted by opposition groups and criticized by international monitors.

Analysts estimated that the rebels would staging the attacks around the election as a sign of their opposition.

With Agent France-Presse