Myanmar police killed in attack by ethnic armies: report
18 April 2021 |
1:04 pm
At least 10 officers were killed during an ambush by ethnic militias opposed to the ruling junta, reports say. Elsewhere in the country, dozens of civilians were killed in a military assault on protesters.
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