The motorcade of Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has
been attacked during an election campaign tour. She was not harmed.
Her National League for Democracy says a shot apparently by a catapult
was launched at her motorcade about 140 kilometers north of the
country's largest city, Yangon on Tuesday.
The cars were travelling on an expressway back to Yangon after campaigning in the capital, Naypyidaw.
The NLD says a window was broken and 2 bodyguards wounded in a car following Aung San Suu Kyi's vehicle.
The NLD has recently re-registered as a political party and is fielding
candidates, including Aung San Suu Kyi, for the parliamentary
by-election scheduled for April 1st. The party hopes to gain a total of
48 seats in the upper and lower houses of parliament and local
assemblies.
Aung San Suu Kyi has been welcomed by her enthusiastic supporters across
the country. But she has also faced some sabotage including destroyed
election campaign posters.
Thursday, March 08, 2012 02:03 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120308_03.html
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