Three KIO members shot at Lajayang Gate

Three members of the KIO (Kachin Independence Organization) Civil Administration Department were shot today at the Burma Army-controlled Lajayang Gate, at 1 P.M. local time, witnesses said.


They were shot by Burmese soldiers when they tried to cross the gate on the Myitkyina-Manmaw Road.

The KIO personnel, including an officer, escaped arrest but one received an abdomen injury during the shooting, confirmed KIO officers.