Bombings in Rangoon

Date : September 25, 2008

Embassy of the United States of America
Rangoon, Burma
110 University Ave.
Kamayut Township
Rangoon

Tel:  (95-1) 536-509

Email: ConsularRangoo@state.gov
Website: http://burma.usembassy.gov

This warden message is to alert U.S. citizens traveling to and residing in Burma that on the late morning of Thursday, September 25, the U.S. Embassy received reports that one or possibly two bombs exploded at the Rangoon City Hall.  Subsequent unconfirmed reports indicated that two people were killed and seven were injured.  The U.S. Embassy is investigating the incident. 

There is no evidence that there is any specific threat to US citizens or US Government interests.  However, American citizens are urged to avoid the area around City Hall at least for the remainder of the day.  In addition, as the Embassy indicated in our September 23 warden message regarding the one-year anniversary of the crackdown on the September 2007 monk-led demonstrations, U.S. citizens are urged to exercise discretion when moving about and to avoid any visible military presence and any area cordoned off by security forces.

For the latest security information, U.S. citizens living and traveling abroad should regularly monitor the State Department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs website at http://travel.state.gov, where the current Worldwide Cautions, Travel Alerts, and Travel Warnings can be found.  Security information can also be obtained by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll free in the U.S. and Canada, or for callers outside the U.S. and Canada, a regular toll line at 1-202-501-4444.  These numbers are available from 8:00 a.m. To 8:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays).

U.S. citizens traveling to or residing in Burma are encouraged to register with the Department of State or the U.S. Embassy.  Registration can be done on-line through the State Department’s travel registration website https://travelregistration.state.gov/ibrs, or via the Embassy’s website http://burma.usembassy.gov.  The Embassy is located at 110 University Ave, Kamayut Township, Rangoon.  The Embassy's phone numbers are (95-1) 536-509, 536-756, and 538-038.  The Consular Section’s extension is 4240, and email address is consularrangoo@state.gov.  The Embassy’s after-hours emergency numbers are the same as above, all followed by extension 4014.  The after-hours mobile phone number is 09-512-4330 (calling inside Burma) or 95-9-512-4330 (calling outside Burma).  The Embassy’s hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday thru Friday (except U.S. federal and Burmese holidays).