Explosive device wounds eight in Yangon: official

YANGON: Eight people were injured, one seriously, on Sunday by an explosive device believed to have been detonated accidentally in Myanmar's commercial hub Yangon, an official said.

The evening blast happened in the north of the city when a 26-year-old man accidentally set off the device he was carrying in his bag at a street stall, he said.

"Altogether eight people including the bomber were injured. A three-year-old girl and a 13-year-old boy were among those injured," the official told AFP.