Eight people were killed and 94 injured when three bombs exploded in the former Burmese capital of Rangoon on Thursday.
The blasts took place during the water festival marking the Lunar New Year. There have not been immediate claims for the attacks but state media blames the attacks on “destructive elements.”
Each of the explosions occurred near companies, which have strong connections to the military Junta, reported Reuters.
Five years ago, bombs exploding at a convention center and supermarkets killed 23 people. Thursday’s blasts come ahead of Burma’s first elections in 10 years. In 1990, Aung San Suu Kyi’s party won the general elections, but the ruling military junta would not allow her to take power. Suu Kyi has been under house arrest and detention during 15 of the past 20 years.
The blasts took place during the water festival marking the Lunar New Year. There have not been immediate claims for the attacks but state media blames the attacks on “destructive elements.”
Each of the explosions occurred near companies, which have strong connections to the military Junta, reported Reuters.
Five years ago, bombs exploding at a convention center and supermarkets killed 23 people. Thursday’s blasts come ahead of Burma’s first elections in 10 years. In 1990, Aung San Suu Kyi’s party won the general elections, but the ruling military junta would not allow her to take power. Suu Kyi has been under house arrest and detention during 15 of the past 20 years.
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