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Trader's Hotel in Rangoon, Burma, hit by explosion Traders Hotel in Rangoon, Burma, hit by explosion
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An explosion has shaken one of the most prestigious hotels in Burma's main city Rangoon, say police. An explosion has shaken one of the most prestigious hotels in Burma's main city of Rangoon, police say.
One American guest was reportedly injured in the blast at the Trader's Hotel. There was little sign of damage to the outside of the building. One American guest was injured in the blast at the Traders Hotel. There was little sign of damage to the outside of the building.
It is the latest in a series of small explosions in Burma, which is also known as Myanmar.It is the latest in a series of small explosions in Burma, which is also known as Myanmar.
Two people are reported to have been killed by homemade bombs in attacks across the country in recent days. One blast occurred at a guesthouse in central Burma on Friday and two more in Rangoon on Sunday, reports say.
No-one has claimed responsibility for the blasts.No-one has claimed responsibility for the blasts.
The latest explosion, late on Monday, blew out a window in a guest's room, shooting shards of thick glass more than 30m (98 ft) into the street in the city's central business district, according to the Associated Press. 'Investigating'
The latest explosion, late on Monday, blew out a window in a guest's room, shooting shards of thick glass more than 30m (98ft) into the street in the city's central business district, according to the Associated Press.
News agencies quoted an unnamed police officer as saying an American woman had been taken to hospital with minor injuries.News agencies quoted an unnamed police officer as saying an American woman had been taken to hospital with minor injuries.
"We assume that it was a bomb blast but we are still trying to find out more information," the police officer told AFP."We assume that it was a bomb blast but we are still trying to find out more information," the police officer told AFP.
The suspected device reportedly went off in the guest's bathroom.The suspected device reportedly went off in the guest's bathroom.
Burma has been hit by a string of bombings in recent years, which the government blames on separatist groups, although it is not clear who was behind the latest blast. "The hotel management is working with the local authorities who are investigating this incident," said Phillip Couvaras, general manager of the hotel, which is popular with visiting officials and foreign tourists.
Burma has been hit by a string of bombings in recent years, which the government blames on separatist groups.
Two people were reported killed in Friday's blast at a guesthouse in Taungoo. One of the blasts in Rangoon injured three people, police said.
Speaking before the explosion at Traders hotel, Police Lt Gen Min Aung told AFP news agency that the system used "is the same in all the cases".
"We think an organisation or a person planted them all," he told the agency.