Passenger wounded as Myanmar rebels shoot airliner

Passenger wounded as Myanmar rebels shoot airliner – junta

By Agence France-Presse

Oct 01, 2022 12:10 am

Yangon, Myanmar: A passenger on board a Myanmar domestic flight was shot in the face Friday when rebels opened fire on the plane as it landed, the country's military junta said.

A bullet passed through the fuselage of the Myanmar National Airlines plane as it made its descent carrying 63 people into Loikaw, the capital of eastern Kayah state.

An aerial view shows the host community of Ukhia (bottom) and Kutupalong refugee camp (top right), in Ukhia on Sept. 29, 2022. A passenger on board a Myanmar domestic flight was shot in the face on Friday, sept. 30, 2022, when rebels opened fire on the plane as it landed, the country's military junta said. AFP PHOTO

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