KUALA LUMPUR: Two Myanmar political leaders narrowly escaped death in Bukit Bintang when a pillion rider on a motorcycle fired several shots in their direction in what is believed to be an assassination attempt.
Rakhine Nationalities Development Party chairman Dr Aye Maung and Arakan League for Democracy Party chairman Aye Thor Aung were travelling in a BMW with two of their countrymen in Jalan Alor when the incident occurred at 11.30pm two days ago.
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