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Burmese government officials killed



Subject: Burmese government officials killed near Thai border


Tuesday, March 9, 1999 Published at 12:22 GMT


World: Asia-Pacific

Burmese government officials killed near Thai border



One of the main rebel groups in Burma, the Karen National Union, says
thirteen government officials have been killed in heavy fighting between the
rebels and government forces.

The secretary-general of the KNU, Pado Manh Sha, told the BBC that the rebel
forces captured thirteen Burmese immigration officials near the Thai border
late last month.

He said the rebels were taking the officials to KNU headquarters when they
were attacked by Burmese army units and the thirteen were killed in the
fighting which ensued.

Pado Manh Sha denied reports that the KNU had executed the officials. The
KNU has been fighting for autonomy from successive Burmese governments for
fifty years.

>From the newsroom of the BBC World Service