Small bomb blasts occurred frequently under previous military regime, and were normally blamed on armed ethnic groups, although many believed the authorities were behind the explosions.
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These incidents had become rarer in recent years, and security had been heightened in anticipation of 2013 Southeast Asian Games.
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