3 bombs rock Myanmar's northwestern city Sittwe

Three bombs rocked the capital of Myanmar's restive Rakhine State, Sittwe, early on Saturday, police said, adding that a police officerwas slightly injured and the authorities were still working to determine who was behind the bombings.

Sittwe is the capital of Myanmar's violence-torn Rakhine where Rohingya Muslim insurgent attacks last year sparked a massive military response that pushed 688,000 Rohingya across the border into Bangladesh. Many of them recounted killings, rape and arson by Myanmar soldiers and police.

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One of the Sittwe bombs which went off around 4:30 a.m. local time Friday exploded in the backyard of an outspoken state government secretary, Tin Maung Swe, police said. He is one of the highest-ranking officials in the local administration. The other two bombs exploded near the high court and a land record office.

Police said three other unexploded hand-made bombs were found in the city. No one has claimed responsibility for the Saturday blasts.

Rakhine police chief Colonel Aung Myat Moe told Reuters that security was being tightened in the city and police were inspecting exit roads out of Sittwe.