Sittwe is the capital of Myanmar's violence-torn Rakhine where Rohingya Muslim insurgent attacks last year sparked a massive military response that pushed 688,000 Rohingya across the border into Bangladesh. Bomb debris is seen after an explosion outside a building in Sittwe, Myanmar Feb 24, 2018 in this picture obtained from social media. Courtesy of Ministry of Information Webportal Handout via ReutersOne of the Sittwe bombs - which went off around 4:30 a.m. - exploded in the backyard of an outspoken state government secretary, Tin Maung Swe, police said. The twitter account of the Rohingya insurgents, the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, did not post anything new as of Saturday mid-morning. Rakhine is also home to the Arakan Army, a Rakhine insurgent group.

Source: bd News24 February 24, 2018 07:30 UTC