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BURMESE REBEL LEADER ATTACKED ON TH
Subject: BURMESE REBEL LEADER ATTACKED ON THAI BORDER
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BURMESE REBEL LEADER ATTACKED ON THAI BORDER
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Mae Hong Son (Thailand), May 29: A senior member of an
ethnic rebel group and his daughter were injured when a
group of armed men said to be Burmese soldiers attacked
them in this town on be Burma border, rebel sources said on
Tuesday.
They said Mr Jealae Pawla, a senior official in the Karenni
National Progress Party, and his 12-year-old daughter were
wounded when the men fired on their sprayed the house,
which had seven occupants, with M-16 and AK-47 rifles for
about five minutes before retreating to the Burmese side of
the border, a rebel source said.
Mr Pawla, a minister of the Prime Minister's office of the
KNPP, was wounded in the arm. His daughter was listed in
critical condition with stomach injuries.
"Burmese soldiers were responsible for attacking the
house," said Mr Aung Mya, the commander of the KNPP
guerrillas who are now living in a refugee camp in
Thailand.
A Thai Army officer based on the bonder said it was not yet
certain who was responsible for the attack.
"For the time being we still unable to say who was
responsible for the attack," colonel Decha Satihangkul
said. (Reuter)
The Asian Age 21 May 1997.
News and Information Bureau, All Burma Students League.
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