Gunfight erupts along border

Road to Mandalay: Protesters marching against the military coup in Mandalay in this image from an anonymous source on Facebook. — AFP

A GUN battle erupted between Myanmar security forces and an alliance of armed ethnic groups opposed to February’s coup, at a town on the border with China, Myanmar media said.

The fighting at Muse, one of the main crossing points to China, was the latest to hit Myanmar since the coup led to an upsurge of conflict with insurgent groups in border regions, as well as bombings, shootings and arson across the country.