Perpetrators
Burmese police identified three suspects, an army major and two captains. A police investigation revealed that they had slipped off a ship docked in Yangon port, and had received explosives in a North Korean diplomatic mission. Suspect Kang Min-chul and another attacker attempted to commit suicide by blowing themselves up with a hand grenade that same day, but survived and were arrested, although Kang lost an arm. A third suspect, Zin Bo (believed to be a major from North Korean Army), went missing, but was hunted down by the Burmese Army. Zin managed to kill three soldiers before being shot. Kang Min-chul confessed his mission and links to North Korea, an action by which he was able to avoid a death sentence and instead received life imprisonment. His colleague was executed by hanging. North Korea denied any links to Kang, who was sent to Insein Prison, north of Yangon.
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