Near simultaneous explosions at two busy supermarkets and a convention center in Myanmar's capital on Saturday wounded more than a dozen people, witnesses said. Several people were seen leaving one of the supermarkets, a City Mart in northwestern Yangon, with blood on their faces after the explosion around 3 p.m., a witness said on condition of anonymity. The exterior of that store was severely damaged.Authorities blocked off main roads in the area, while riot police with batons and shields stood guard, telling residents to leave because of the threat of further explosions. "We managed to escape, but some of my friends were hurt," said a sales girl who was crying.
Residents said more than a dozen people injured in the blast were taken to a hospital. An explosion at another City Mart store in northern Yangon wounded several people and caused similar damage, another witness said. Smoke poured out of the ground-floor supermarket and soldiers moved in to guard the area. The third explosion outside a convention center where a Thai trade fair was being held blew out windows as high as the second floor and wounded many people, according to a witness attending the function who asked not to be identified.