A convoy of diplomats travelling in Myanmar has come under fire from an unknown armed group.
“A convoy with some diplomats was attacked yesterday morning,” a military official and a diplomat said on Monday.
On Sunday, a convoy of several vehicles travelling in Taunggyi township in eastern Myanmar’s Shan State was attacked by an unknown armed group, the foreign diplomat based in Yangon said on condition of anonymity.
The convoy was carrying diplomats from the embassies of Indonesia and Singapore and officials coordinating humanitarian relief from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) regional bloc, they added, noting that no casualties were reported.
Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo condemned an attack and called for an end to violence in the strife-torn country.
Jokowi, as the president is popularly known, did not provide details of the incident but said it would not deter efforts by Indonesia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to push for peace in Myanmar.