Myanmar military, coup opponents trade blame after deadly bus stop blast


  • World
  • Wednesday, 01 Jun 2022

Dr. Sasa, who was set to be part of Aung San Suu Kyi cabinet before the military coup, is seen in this still image taken from a video of an online interview with Reuters from his undisclosed location, February 28, 2021. Picture taken February 28, 2021. REUTERS

(Reuters) - State media in Myanmar on Wednesday blamed "terrorists" opposed to military rule for a deadly bomb blast at a bus stop in its biggest city of Yangon, an accusation denied by members of an exiled shadow government.

The blast in downtown Yangon occurred on Tuesday afternoon, killing one person and wounding nine, according to a charity group.

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