YANGON, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar authorities have arrested one more person suspected of being involved in plotting assassination of U Ko Ni, legal advisor of the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD), said a press release of the President's Office Friday.
The 46-year-old suspect was blocked and captured on Thanlwin Bridge in Hpa-an, Kayin state on Jan. 30 when he ran away from Yangon to Hpa-an, the release said.
He was arrested 24 hours after U Ko Ni was shot dead by gunman U Kyi Lin at the Yangon International Airport on Jan. 29 afternoon.
U Kyi Lin was arrested on the spot.
The authorities will continue to expose associated culprits, the release added.
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