Source: Blasts reported in Yangon
(CNN) — Two bombs exploded Sunday in Yangon, the former capital of Myanmar, a Western diplomatic source said.
The blasts were reported to have happened in downtown Yangon. There were no reports of damage or injuries, the source said, nor was it immediately clear what caused the explosions.
The secretive military junta that rules Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, has recently warned of possible explosions, and several bombs have gone off in recent months. Four bombings in various parts of Yangon killed three people in January.
The junta has scheduled a May 10 referendum on a new constitution for the country, which came under sharp criticism from many nations for using force to suppress pro-democracy protests last year.
The United Nations has estimated that more than 30 people were killed and thousands more detained last September when Myanmar’s government crushed peaceful pro-democracy demonstrations, The Associated Press reported.
The nation has been in a political stalemate since 1990 when Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party won a general election. Suu Kyi was not allowed to take power by the military, which continues to tightly control the country. E-mail to a friend
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