Myanmar military convoy hit by roadside bomb near Yangon
Violent streets of Myanmar
Myanmaranti-juntadissidents have carried out abombattack on security forcesnearYangon, with several killed in an ensuing firefight, the military and media said.
The Southeast Asian nation has been in turmoil since the military toppled Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government in February, sparking mass pro-democracy protests and a bloody crackdown by the military.
Various townships acrossMyanmarhave formed so-called "people defence forces" to fight back against thejunta, although the majority of clashes have been reported in rural areas.
Security forces were travelling through Khayan, a suburb ofMyanmar's commercial hubYangonon Friday when they were attacked with a homemadebomb, thejuntasaid in a statement on Saturday.
"Both groups fired back and forth, a member of the security forces was injured," the statement said, adding that firearms and ammunition were confiscated after the clash.
"Some terrorists were... (killed), one of them was wounded."
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Local media reported at least two dissidents were killed and one arrested.
Earlier this month a "National Unity Government" made up mostly of lawmakers affiliated with Suu Kyi's ousted party called for a "people's defensive war" and urged civilians to targetjuntaassets.
Communications towers belonging to the military-owned Mytel company have been targeted acrossMyanmar.
Conflict has also intensified in the Sagaing and Magway regions, where locals this week accused the military of burning down homes and displacing thousands.
"The military has been crushing our region because of the local resistance forces," a 25-year-old woman from Magway's Gangaw township told AFP.
"I lost some of my friends... I am heartbroken because I had witnessed all their atrocities with my own eyes."
Another Gangaw township resident said in one of its hardest-hitvillages, Namg Kar, scores of homes have been razed since September 10 -- a start-stop process over the past week as monsoon rains kept dousing the flames.
"They tried to burn down the whole village. But it was rainy season," said the resident, adding that Namg Kar's 4,000 residents have fled to a nearby jungle.
"They are afraid of the army as they could come back any time to the village," he said.
Images obtained by AFP showed Namg Kar villagers carrying buckets of water as smoke rose in the distance, while remains of burnt foundations smouldered.
Thejuntahas not yet responded to a request for comment.