30 January 2017

News Story: Legal advisor of Myanmar's ruling party assassinated at Yangon Int'l Airport

YANGON, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- Legal advisor of Myanmar's ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) party U Ko Ni was shot dead on Sunday at about 5 p.m. local time, at Yangon International Airport, U Zaw Htay, spokesperson of President's Office, told Xinhua.

Holding his grandson, U Ko Ni was shot at a close distance by a gunman at the airport's taxi stand near arrival terminal 1.

The gunman was instantly arrested by police.

A taxi driver was also shot dead while helping capture the gunman.

Read the full story at Xinhua