WEB DESK
Suspected ethnic minority insurgents in Myanmar, have launched attacks in the eastern state of Shan, leaving 19 people dead and 29 wounded.
The government said, about 100 insurgents yesterday attacked 3 locations, including a police facility, in Muse town.
The government asserts the attackers are insurgents from 2 ethnic minority groups. It says that the insurgents are based in Shan and the neighboring state of Kachin, and are demanding greater autonomy.