Ambulance driver killed in Myanmar as army battles rebels

Title: 

Ambulance driver killed in Myanmar as army battles rebels

Sub-title: 

An ambulance from a local philanthropy group came under attack on Saturday.

Description: 

"A volunteer ambulance worker has been killed and several others injured during fighting between separatist rebels and government forces in northern Myanmar. The rescue workers were about 20km from Lashio, the largest town in Shan State, where armed groups have been fighting for greater autonomy from the central government when their convoy came under attack on Saturday. The vehicle from a local philanthropy group came under assault by sniper and artillery fire, the state-owned Global New Light of Myanmar reported. The attack killed 58-year-old driver Tun Myint, his wife Tin Tin Aye told AFP news agency..."

Source/publisher: 

"Al Jazeera"

Date of Publication: 

2019-08-18

Date of entry: 

2019-08-20

Grouping: 

  • Individual Documents

Category: 

Countries: 

Myanmar

Administrative areas of Burma/Myanmar: 

Shan State

Language: 

English

Resource Type: 

text

Text quality: 

    • Good

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