Myanmar blames China bombing on 'ethnic group'
The bombing came amid an escalating conflict between Myanmar's government and rebels from the Kokang minority, made up of ethnic Chinese people residing in the south-east Asian nation's northern Shan State. Myanmar's government has accused some rebels of taking refuge across the nearby border with China and called for Beijing to arrest and return them.
The military's clashes with the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, a Kokang rebel force that is one of several ethnic armies pushing for greater autonomy or independence from the central government, has added to the strain with China.