Police shoot motorcyclist at checkpoint in Muse
A man was shot and wounded by
police in Muse, northern Shan State, on Monday evening after allegedly running
a checkpoint on his motorcycle, according to a local source, speaking to Shan
Herald on condition of anonymity.
He identified the man as Aye
Chan Ko Ko, a worker at the Kanbawza Bank in Muse.
“He was shot while he riding
his motorbike at around 7.30pm,” said the source. “He got hit in his right hand
and right leg. His hand was seriously wounded.
“I heard that he was shot
because he did kept going when the police ordered him to stop,” the same source
added. “He was taken to a hospital in Shweli [on the Chinese border].”
Last night, three bombs reportedly
exploded in Muse, according to a local resident who requested anonymity on the
grounds of safety. One targeted a police station.
Following intensified
fighting between Burmese armed forces and an alliance of ethnic armed groups –
the Arakan Army (AA), Kachin Independence Army (KIA), Myanmar National
Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), and Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), who
have recently begun calling themselves the “Northern Alliance” – security has
been tightened in Muse Township
with police officers stationed across the breadth of the city.
On November 25, Shan Herald reported that some townships in the
area, including Muse, Hsenwi and Namkham, had cancelled Shan New Year
celebrations, which were scheduled for this week.
Due to the recent
hostilities, thousands of civilians from
the Muse area have fled their homes, with more than 3,000 seeking refuge across the border in China. Some have returned to their homes in recent days, but the overall atmosphere in the city is described as quiet and
tense.
By Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN)
Tags: Human Rights, News
