Seven branches of a private bank hit by blasts in Myanmar

NAYPYITAW: As many as seven branches of a private bank, KBZ, were blown up in the center of Mandalay, Myanmar

The blast occurred amid reports that Myanmar's private banks began to transfer information about their clients to the military government.

According to the reports, a number of accounts that used the bank's online payment system to transfer money to members of the civil disobedience movement have been suspended.

The Myanmar authorities are yet to comment on the blast. So far, no group has reportedly taken responsibility for the attacks yet.

More than 1,000 civilians have been killed in a post-coup crackdown in Myanmar, with thousands more detained, many tortured or beaten, according to the United Nations, citing activists.

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