With devil thoughts aiming to cause panic among the people and to destroy important buildings and locations in Zeyathiri and Ela Townships of Nay Pyi Taw Council Territory, terrorists had planned to launch fixed-wing drone attacks near Ela and Zeyathiri Townships on 4 April.
However, the air defense forces, serving aviation security duties within Nay Pyi Taw Council Territory, detected the fixed-wing drones, and destroyed two of the fixed-wing drones in the air before reaching their targets and shot other fixed-wing drones down. Thanks to the efforts of the air defense forces, 13 out of the drones that crashed to the ground were seized. Among them, four drones carrying explosive items were systematically detonated in a controlled manner.
It is reported that no casualties or damages were reported during the incident. The security forces are conducting necessary preparations to respond immediately to any emergency situations.
Source: MWD (5-4-2024)
- The terrorists had launched fixed-wing drones from the location near Ela and Zeyathiri Townships in order to conduct terrorist bombings. However, the air defense forces within Nay Pyi Taw Council Territory successfully made a pre-emptive interception against all the fixed-wing drones.
- 13 out of the drones that crashed to the ground were seized. Among them, four drones carrying explosive items were systematically detonated in a controlled manner.