rebel groups: Min Aung Hlaing said officials were investigating whether a terrorist group was behind the explosion, according to Metro News. Several ethnic rebel groups are active in northern Shan state, whose capital is Lashio, and those that have not signed a cease-fire with the government are often described as terrorists. The Facebook page of army commander Senior Gen. The general's page identified the two fatalities as female employees of the Yoma Bank branch where the blast occurred. Photos posted by the Information Ministry and on private social media accounts showed considerable damage to the bank, at two entrances. Military explosive experts, medics, local police and Red Cross workers rushed to the bank after the explosion, which occurred as it was closing for the day.
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