Myanmar ethnic group pledges to investigate alleged killing of 25 labourers


In this undated file photo taken in May 2021, an anti-coup activist aims a weapon while undergoing basic military training at a camp of the Karen National Union. - AFP

YANGON (Reuters): A Myanmar ethnic political group that has been fighting the army in the east of the country has pledged to investigate allegations by the junta that its forces killed 25 construction workers after abducting a group of 47 people last month.

Ethnic conflicts in Myanmar's borderlands have flared since a military coup on Feb1, and this week media controlled by the junta reported that fighters belonging to the Karen National Defence Organisation (KNDO) had committed the atrocity.

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