“Three explosions rocked Myanmar’s capital on Saturday, killing 11 people and wounding 162 others in the latest bombings blamed on ethnic rebels in the country.”
“State television said several ethnic rebel groups, including the Karen National Union and the Shan State Army, were behind the attacks. It called the perpetrators “terrorists” who were trying to disrupt “stability and tranquility.””
“The first bomb on Saturday blew up at an exhibition hall where a Thai trade fair was under way, killing three people from Myanmar, including a Buddhist monk, and wounding many others, a security official said on condition of anonymity.”
“The second explosion tore through a City Mart supermarket in northern Yangon, wounding several people and wrecking the store’s exterior. Soldiers moved in to guard the area while smoke poured out of the ground-floor supermarket.”
“The final explosion struck northwestern Yangon’s Dagon shopping center at about 3 p.m., wounding many people.”
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