Three bombs exploded in different locations around Rakhine’s state capital Sittwe early Saturday morning, including at the home of a high ranking official, Myanmar police told AFP, adding that no deaths were reported. Bombings in the state capital are rare however. A police officer was injured but not seriously,” a senior officer told AFP on condition of anonymity. The state capital Sittwe lies around 100 km south of the epicentre of that conflict. The violence prompted an ethnic Rakhine rebel group in the state to promise “serious” retaliation for the deaths of the protesters.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 24, 2018 03:00 UTC