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1st LD Writethru: Two bomb explosions at Yangon township supermarket

Xinhua, November 20, 2016 Adjust font size:

Two bomb explosions occurred at a supermarket in Thakayta township of Myanmar' Yangon Sunday evening, the Fire Department told Xinhua.

The first blast took place at 0530 pm local time (1100 GMT) while the second half an hour later, respectively at the sports equipment counter and food center of the CAPITAL supermarket, police said.

The bombs are suspected to be home-made ones.

So far there are no reports of any casualty. Endit