29 April 2012 - A mine blast by KIA (Kachin) armed group made No. 33 sleeper train running from Mandalay to Myitkyina derailed between railroad mile post No. 616/1 and 616/2 near Bridge No. 534 between Nan-si-aung Station and Mohan Station, 18 miles southwest of Mohnyin, Kachin State at 1.10 am today, leaving two wounded.

The explosion derailed the eight coaches of the train, causing a few damages and wounding Shin Çandobhasa, 13 in right leg and breaking left leg of Myo Min Htaik, 28. The Kachin State Superintending Engineer of Myanma Railways and coach repair teams and personnel after the incident rushed to the scene to repair the damaged coaches. The wounded were sent to Mohnyin Hospital for medical attention and Mandalay-Myitkyina trains are halted.

At a time when the Union government is making efforts to make eternal peace with national race armed groups and holding peace talks with the KIA, people feel that such acts of KIA as raiding Sadon Sub-township General Administration Department in Waingmaw Township of Kachin State and shooting staff to death, attacking Border Guard Force (headquarters) in Lupi Village of Chipwe Township and blowing off railroads, roads and bridges pose a threat to stability of the State, community peace and tranquility and prevalence of law and order aspired by people across the nation including locals of Kachin State and hope KIA would mend their ways and end committing subversive acts.