Blasts kill at least 8 at Myanmar’s Insein Prison

By GRANT PECK
Associated Press

BANGKOK (AP) — A bombing near the front gate of Myanmar’s main prison for political detainees has killed at least eight people, including visitors and prison personnel. The military confirmed that five visitors, including a 10-year-old girl, and three prison staff were killed, and 13 visitors and five prison personnel were injured in two blasts near the main iron gate of Insein Prison in Yangon, the country’s biggest city. Several hours after the attack, a little-known anti-government group claimed responsibility. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military seized power from the elected civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi last year, triggering nationwide peaceful protests that security forces suppressed with deadly force. The repression has led to widespread armed resistance.