Series of bomb blasts hit Myanmar’s Rakhine state

At least four bombs exploded in different places in Sittwe, capital of Myanmar state of Rakhine on February 24 morning, including a residential compound of a senior official.
Series of bomb blasts hit Myanmar’s Rakhine state ảnh 1In Myanmar state of Rakhine (Source: AFP) 
Hanoi (VNA) – At least four bombs exploded indifferent places in Sittwe, capital of Myanmar state of Rakhine on February 24morning, including a residential compound of a senior official.

The Chinese news agency Xinhua quoted announcement of theMyanmar Presidential Office as saying that at least two persons, including apoliceman, were injured in the blasts.

According to Director General of the Presidential Office UZaw Htay, the four places where the blasts took place included a court, the residentialcompound of the secretary of township administration, an office and strandroad.

The extent of the damage remains unclear.

Threeother unexploded bombs were also detected in the area.

Theexplosions came almost exactly six months since Myanmar army launched asecurity campaign in August 2017 when Rohingya rebels raided police posts,killing at least a dozen officers. Nearly 655,000 Rohingya people have fled thefighting to Bangladesh.-VNA
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