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from the Bangkok Post site:

http://www.bangkokpost.net/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=89621

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Bomb found at elite Rangoon school

Rangoon (dpa) - A time bomb, similar in design to an explosive that killed 19 people in the former Burmese capital almost a year ago, was found and defused at the International School of Rangoon, security personnel said Friday.

The bomb was found Thursday in a bathroom trash can by a teacher who noticed smoke coming from the container. Sources said the fuse of the bomb was attached to a lit cigarette that had not yet burned down sufficiently to light the devise's fuse.

The devise was believed to be similar to the three bombs detonated in Rangoon on May 7, 2005, that killed 19 people.

The International School of Rangoon caters to the children of diplomats and offspring of Burma's upper class, who can afford the $10,000 annual tuition.

Burmese security personnel have launched an investigation into the bomb attempt.

Authorities initially blamed last year's blasts on ethnic minority groups but then pointed the finger at an unnamed "superpower", presumably meaning the United States.