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| Traders Hotel in Rangoon, Burma, hit by bomb blast | Traders Hotel in Rangoon, Burma, hit by bomb blast |
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| A small bomb blast has shaken one of the most prestigious hotels in Burma's main city of Rangoon. | |
| Police said they had detained three suspects over the explosion at the Traders Hotel, which injured one American guest. | |
| 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. |
| One blast occurred at a guesthouse in central Burma on Friday and two more in Rangoon on Sunday, reports say. | 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. |
| 'Investigating' | '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. | 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. |
| An American woman was taken to hospital with minor injuries. The US embassy said it was providing her with consular assistance. | An American woman was taken to hospital with minor injuries. The US embassy said it was providing her with consular assistance. |
| The device reportedly went off in the guest's bathroom. | The device reportedly went off in the guest's bathroom. |
| "It was a time bomb. It was attached to a clock," a police official was quoted as saying by AFP news agency. | "It was a time bomb. It was attached to a clock," a police official was quoted as saying by AFP news agency. |
| "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. | "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. | 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. | 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". | 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. | "We think an organisation or a person planted them all," he told the agency. |
| A spokesman for Burma's president told Radio Free Asia he believed the bombs were planted by those who wanted to damage the country's image as it assumed the chair of the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean). |