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	A vehicle leading the convoy of eight vehicles carrying Chief Minister Ye Myint and regional Minister Aung Maung was hit by the blast near Hopin village.</div>
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	&ldquo;It&rsquo;s supposed to be a time bomb,&rdquo; said Zaw Min Oo, the lieutenant police colonel from the Mandalay Police Department. &ldquo;We learnt that the blast injured two journalists from the Mandalay Daily and the Ministry of Information. But they&rsquo;re not seriously injured.&rdquo;&nbsp;</div>
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Two journalists injured in explosion

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Two journalists injured in explosion

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