Clashes leave more than 30 dead in northeastern Myanmar
Clashes on March 6 in Laukkai town in Myanmar’s eastern Shan state, left more than 30 dead.
Myanmar policemen. (Source: THX/VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Clashes
on March 6 in Laukkai town in Myanmar’s eastern Shan state, left more than 30
dead.
The Myanmar State Counsellor
Office said the incidents occurred after insurgent gunmen in police uniform
attacked police and military stations.
Another group of gunmen attacked
parts of Laukkai town.
The office accused the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) of
staging the attacks.
Initial information
showed at least five citizens and five local policemen dead. More than 20
gunmen were killed.
A military source
said the conflict was continuing and local people have been fleeing.
Clashes in Shan
state have killed more than 160 people since late 2016.-VNA
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