Passenger Plane Comes Under Gunfire During Landing in Myanmar, Passenger Shot in the Face

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One passenger was shot in the gunfire and his condition is currently unknown, as reported by Radio Free Asia.The injured passenger was reportedly shot through the cheek today as bullets passed through the fuselage of an ATR 72.However, passengers were frightened for their lives when touching down in the capital of Kayah State.As it landed, it received shelling at a height of approximately 1,000 m (3,280 ft), about (3.7 mi) north of Loikaw Airport.The Myanmar military council said the Karenni National Progressive Party and the Karenni regional People's Defense Force shot at the plane as it was descending."

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