The military junta that rules Myanmar admitted on Wednesday that its forces fired “warning shots” at a Chinese convoy that was attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to victims of Friday’s devastating earthquake.
The junta has been heavily criticized for interfering with relief efforts, blocking telecommunications, and continuing its devastating airstrikes against rebel positions.
A nine-vehicle convoy from the Red Cross Society of China was bringing earthquake relief supplies to the Mandalay region on Tuesday when a group of junta soldiers blocked the road and fired three shots at them.
The incident was first reported by rebels from a group called the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), which said its troops would escort the relief trucks the rest of the way to their
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