Yangon - A series of explosions on Thursday in Yangon injured at least seven people and left one dead, initial police reports said.
Three blasts were reported in Mingalartaungnyunt township, near a popular lake in Yangon, at 3:10 pm (0840 GMT), said a policeman who asked to remain anonymous.
The area was packed with people enjoying the Thingyan Pandal festival, marking Myanmar's traditional New Year.
The festival, believed to of Brahmin origin, is accompanied by water splashing and the smearing of talcum paste on people's cheeks. It comes at the peak of the hot season in Cambodia, Laos and Thailand which also celebrate their traditional New Year this week.
Source :http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/318856,explosions-interrupt-myanmar-new-years-festival.html
Three blasts were reported in Mingalartaungnyunt township, near a popular lake in Yangon, at 3:10 pm (0840 GMT), said a policeman who asked to remain anonymous.
The area was packed with people enjoying the Thingyan Pandal festival, marking Myanmar's traditional New Year.
The festival, believed to of Brahmin origin, is accompanied by water splashing and the smearing of talcum paste on people's cheeks. It comes at the peak of the hot season in Cambodia, Laos and Thailand which also celebrate their traditional New Year this week.
Source :http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/318856,explosions-interrupt-myanmar-new-years-festival.html
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