Myanmar denies dropping bombs that killed Chinese civilians

According to Kyodo/THX news agency, the Myanmar government on March 14 denied that its military dropped a bomb that killed four Chinese civilians the day before.

Speaking to Kyodo news agency, Mr. Zaw Htay, Chief of Staff of the Myanmar President, said that based on the information they were provided, the Myanmar Military concluded: “GPS data, radar information and on the ground all show that our plane did not enter the area that China accused.”

People living on the Myanmar-China border evacuated to Lashio city to avoid bombs and bullets. (Source: Reuters)

He added that the Myanmar military usually informs the Chinese side in advance of flight schedules and routes near the border areas between the two countries.

On the same day, Vice Chairman of China's Central Military Commission Fan Changlong warned that there should be no more deadly stray bullet incidents on the border with Myanmar, otherwise the Chinese military would take "resolute and tough action" to protect people's safety.

The statement was made during a phone call with Min Aung Hlaing, Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Defense Forces, after a bomb dropped from a Myanmar fighter jet killed four Chinese people in Yunnan province.

In addition, Mr. Pham Truong Long also called on Myanmar to conduct a serious investigation into the incident and urged the country to severely punish the perpetrators, as well as apologize and compensate the victims' families./.

According to VNA