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Bomb blast in Yangon, second device defused
(Agencies)
Updated: 2008-10-19 15:27
YANGON, Myanmar -- A Myanmar official says a bomb has exploded on the outskirts of the country's main city and a second has been found and defused, but there are no casualties.

The official says the blast was near a sports field in a Yangon suburb Saturday. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to reporters.

The blast is the third in the Yangon area in the past month.

An explosion on a passenger bus in Yangon on September 9 wounded three people. Seven others were injured in a September 25 explosion in a busy downtown area.