Mon, 3 Nov 23:47:18 GMT17

 

Myanmar blames "insurgents" for deadly bomb blasts
13 Sep 2008 07:10:36 GMT
Source: Reuters
YANGON, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Army-ruled Myanmar's state media blamed unnamed "insurgents" on Saturday for bomb attacks that killed two people and wounded 10 last week.

A man and woman were killed on Thursday when a bomb exploded in a video store in Kyaukkyi Township of Bago Division, about 120 miles north of the former capital, Yangon, the Kyemon newspaper said.

Nine others were wounded in the blast.

Separately, a villager in the same township was wounded by a bomb that exploded in a bamboo grove, the newspaper said.

It said officials had accused "insurgents" of orchestrating the attacks, but gave no further details.

Last week state media accused a group led by prominent rights activist Myint Aye of masterminding similar previous attacks.

The military, which has ruled the former Burma since 1962, often points the finger of blame at anti-government dissident groups, comprising ethnic armed groups fighting for greater autonomy and exiled pro-democracy groups. (Reporting by Aung Hla Tun, writing by Darren Schuettler, editing by Roger Crabb)
AlertNet news is provided by

Background information


Related articles

Breaking stories
Asia Bangladesh to send team to Myanmar to end sea row

Asia Myanmar cyclone survivors face water shortage

AlertNet insight
Asia Billions of dollars needed to protect Asia's coastal poor from disasters-report

Aid agency news feed
Asia REGIME IN BURMA STILL RESTRICTING ACCESS AFTER CYCLONE NARGIS

Blogs
Asia Tough times for those displaced by Nargis

Maps
Americas MAP: Global Incidence of H5N1 Virus


Del.icio.us Del.icio.us  |   Digg Digg  |   NewsVine NewsVine  |   Reddit Reddit   


URL: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP82373.htm

For our full disclaimer and copyright information please visit http://www.alertnet.org