Myanmar police: Bombers trying to scare investors
The country's police chief, Zaw Win, said Friday that a man identified as Nato promised a former member of the Karen National Union ethnic rebels a gold mine permit if he succeeded in planting bombs at luxury hotels and restaurants.
He said the alleged assailant, Saw Myint Lwin, was given $500 and a bag of locally made explosives.
The 25-year-old allegedly checked into a room at the Traders Hotel in Yangon, Myanmar's commercial capital, on Sunday night, attached a small bomb to the back of the toilet, and timed it to go off within 48 hours.
The bomb detonated just before midnight Monday, injuring an American woman.
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