Man killed in armed attack in Northern Shan State

Kyaukme 13 August

One man was shot dead after a 12 wheel truck carrying cattle was attacked by an unidentified armed group Kyaukme Township, Northern Shan State this morning.

The attack occurred when an unidentified armed group opened fire at a12 wheel truck carrying cattle between mileposts 104/7 and 104/8 on the Mandalay-Muse RoadRoad in Kyaukeme Township at around 8 a.m today. Two cattle guards were escaped in the attack but the driver’s colleague was killed on the spot and the driver was seriously injured in the incident.

The local police rushed to the scene of attack and launched an investigation into the case.—IPRD
Translated by Kyaw Htike Soe