An alliance of ethnic armies in Myanmar that has opposed the
junta's crackdown on anti-coup protests attacked a police station in the east
on Saturday and at least 10 policemen were killed, domestic media said.
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The police station at Naungmon in Shan state was attacked
early in the morning by fighters from an alliance that includes the Arakan
Army, the Ta'ang National Liberation Army and the Myanmar National Democratic
Alliance Army, media reported.
Shan News said at least 10 policemen were killed, while the
Shwe Phee Myay news outlet put the death toll at 14.
A spokesman for the junta did not return calls asking for
comment.
More than 600 people have been killed by the military in the
crackdown on protests against the February 1 coup, according to a monitoring
group. As violence has escalated, about a dozen armed groups have condemned the
junta as illegitimate and vowed to stand with the protesters.
Civilian lawmakers, most of whom are in hiding after their
ouster, have announced plans to form a "national unity government" -
with key roles for ethnic leaders - and are holding online talks about joint
resistance to the military junta.
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