A total of 170 people were injured in a series of three bomb blasts in Myanmar's water festival activities in Yangon on Thursday afternoon, up from 94, while the death toll remained at eight, Friday's official daily New Light of Myanmar reported.

A fire engine rushes to the site of explosions in Yangon April 15, 2010. [Xinhua]

Among the injured 125 are men, 45 are women, and among the dead, five are male, three are female, the report confirmed.

The report described such terrorist attacks in the water festival as being "merely intended to tarnish Myanmar traditional culture and insult the public."

The authorities warned revelers in various regions across the country including the new capital of Nay Pyi Taw, Yangon and Mandalay to remain vigilant against potential atrocities to help expose terrorists.

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