11 killed, 162 wounded in rebel bombings

Ethnic rebels exploded bombs almost simultaneously at two busy supermarkets and a convention centre in Myanmar’s capital, Yangon, today, killing 11 people and wounding 162 others, state television reported.

The blasts occurred over a 10-minute period starting at mid afternoon at the exhibition centre in western Yangon, then two City Mart supermarkets in the northern and north-western sections of the city.