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Witnesses say one injured in blast in central Yangon


    YANGON (Reuters) - An explosion outside City Hall in military-ruled Myanmar's main city, Yangon, on Thursday injured at least one person, witnesses told Reuters.

    Police immediately sealed off the area, a focal point of major protests a year ago against decades of army rule in the former Burma.

    Thursday is the eve of the anniversary of a military crackdown on the protests in which at least 31 people were killed.

    (Reporting by Aung Hla Tun; Writing by Ed Cropley; Editing by Alan Raybould)