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Journalist and son arrested for taking photos in Burma
Journalist and artist, Maung Zeya, and his son were arrested in Burma on 17 April. Its believed they are being held for taking photos of the sites where last weeks deadly bombings occurred near Rangoon. Zeya’s son took photos of three locations where bombs would explode two days later. The Burmese authorities have blamed the attacks on opposition groups. At least nine people died in the bombings during the water festival celebrating the Lunar New Year and another 75 were wounded.