KNPP Minister attacked

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KNPP official attacked by unidentified armed group

	On May 19, 1996, an unidentified group fired to the KNPP Minister's house
near the Karenni Refugee camp in Mae Hong Song  province, Thailand. 
	Minister for Religion of the Government  of Karenni Byar Reh Paw Lu, aged
50 and his 12-year-old daughter were seriously wounded and are being treated
in Mae Hong Son Hospital after the attack. Their house is situated at the
end of the Karenni refugee camp (3) where most handicapped refugee people
are taking refuge.  The attackers arrived around  9:20 PM  yesterday evening
to their house and fired the rounds of shot guns and three 79 mm motors into
the house. The reason and perpetrators have not unknown yet.
	Similarly, on January 3, 1997,  armed groups entered the Karenni Refugee
camp (2) and deliberately fired the refugees which cause two deaths and many
other wounded. 



Human Rights Docuementation Unit
Date: May 20, 1997