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| Soldiers of the Kachin Independence Army |
YANGON, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Armed clashes continued in Muse, Myanmar's northern Shan state, on Monday with an alliance of three ethnic armed groups numbering over 100 attacking Phangsai police station with small and heavy weapons from the hill, according to a press release of the Information Committee of the State Counselor's Office.
The three armed groups are Kachin Independence Army (KIA), Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and Kokang's Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA).
A wooden bridge on Namtu-Baw Thwin highway was blown, halting the traffic on Monday morning.
The Lashio-Muse road near the entrance of Nanaun village, 32 km south of Muse, which was blocked by some heavy trucks robbed by the armed groups since Sunday night, have been cleared and opened on Monday morning by the government forces, said the press release.
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