A convoy of diplomats travelling in Myanmar came under fire from an unknown armed group, a military official and a diplomat said Monday, May 8. ManilaBulletin READ:
A convoy of diplomats travelling in Myanmar came under fire from an unknown armed group, a military official and a diplomat said Monday.
On Sunday a convoy of several vehicles travelling in Taunggyi township in eastern Myanmar's Shan State was attacked by an unknown armed group, a foreign diplomat based in Yangon told AFP on condition of anonymity.The convoy was carrying diplomats from the embassies of Indonesia and Singapore and officials coordinating humanitarian relief from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations regional bloc, they added, noting that no casualties were reported.
The officials and diplomats had been travelling Sunday to "hand over humanitarian aid," Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Monday.AFP has asked the Indonesia and Singapore embassies in Yangon for comment. But in March around 30 people sheltering at a monastery in the same state were killed, with the junta and anti-coup fighters trading accusations over the massacre.
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