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NEWS - 14 LAHU MILITIA SLAUGHTERED



Subject: NEWS - 14 LAHU MILITIA SLAUGHTERED IN MURNG-TON

14 LAHU MILITIA SLAUGHTERED IN MURNG-TON

 On 20.9.99, 14 Lahu militiamen were shot dead by SPDC troops from IB65
near
Huay Aw village in Murng-Ton township. 

 On that day, 18 Lahu militiamen of Naa Kawng Moo village, led by Pho
Thein,
were ordered by SPDC Commander Shwe Myint from IB65 to patrol the areas
around Huay Aw village. After patrolling for a while, the Lahu
militiamen saw a herd of about 25 head of cattle grazing in the forest
2-3 miles away from Huay Aw
village. The cattle belonged to the villagers of Huay Aw who had
deliberately let them loose to graze in the forest near their village.

 As soon as they saw the cattle, the Lahu militiamen shot at them and
killed 5
while the rest managed to get away. The militiamen were cutting and
smoking
the meat of the cattle when about 32 SPDC troops of IB65 from the
outpost camp at Pung Pa Khem surrounded them and opened fire. The
shooting raged for almost an hour, killing 14 of the Lahu militiamen
while 4 of them managed to slip away from the battle.

 The only known reason for the shooting given by the SPDC troops was
that they
thought the Lahu militiamen were members of the SSA (Shan State Army).