"Nan Khin Htar Ye, MP for Theinni township, said the victims included five women and two men. “One of the victims was hit in the knee by flying shrapnel,” she said. “We transferred them to Lashio Hospital from Theinni. The others suffered minor injuries.” A TNLA spokesperson said its fighters attacked a Tatmadaw convoy passing near Theinni town. Three vehicles were damaged and at least five residential houses were destroyed in the attack, residents said. U Myint Oo, administrator of the township, thanked the military for showing restraint in its response to the attackers. “The Tatmadaw had plenty of forces, but it fought back in a controlled way to ensure minimal harm to civilians,” he said. Despite recurring fighting in nearby Lashio, Laukkai, Namtu and Kutkai townships in northern Shan, there had been no fighting in Theinni for 30 years before Wednesday. Daw Nan Khin Htar Yi, MP for Theinni’s constituency 1, said that fighting in the town last happened in 1985..."