Aviation
Passenger wounded as Myanmar rebels shoot airliner
An injured passenger was struck by a bullet that entered the fuselage of the passenger plane
An injured passenger was struck by a bullet that entered the fuselage of the passenger plane, according to allegations made by Myanmar’s military government against rebel fighters in the eastern state of Kayah on Friday. The claim was refuted by rebel groups..
As the Myanmar National Airlines plane descended toward Loikaw, the capital of eastern Kayah state, carrying 63 passengers, a bullet pierced its fuselage.
Since Aung San Suu Kyi’s civilian administration was overthrown by a military in February of last year, thousands of individuals have been killed as a result of a crackdown on dissent.
To fight the junta, anti-coup rebels have emerged all over the nation. Some of them have formed alliances with regional ethnic groups that have been at odds with the government for decades.
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The junta claimed in a statement that the plane, which was departing from the capital Naypyidaw, came under fire on Friday morning at a height of roughly 1,000 metres (3,280 feet), about six kilometres (3.7 miles) north of Loikaw airport. The statement blamed fighters from an anti-junta militia and the Karenni National Progressive Party, an ethnic rebel army, for the shooting.
A passenger on board sustained a gunshot wound to the right cheek. At the moment, the injured passenger is receiving treatment at Loikaw People’s Hospital, and security personnel are enforcing security procedures in the area of the attack.
