Zahkung Ting Ying under Attacked

The Kachin Post

December 10, 2004 — Leader of a Kachin ceasefire group, New Democratic Army-Kachin, Zahkung Ting Ying’s vehicle was under attacked this morning, according to NDA-K and Kachin Independence Army, KIA.

Zahkung Ting Ying was narrowly escaped from bomb explosion while he was traveling to Myitkyina from its headquarter Pang Wa. His Toyota Land Crusier car was hit by the bomb and his driver was reportedly injured at a bridge near Washawng village, 12 miles (19 kilometer) east of Kachin State capital Myitkyina, said a KIA officer. Zahkung Ting Ying was escaped from explosion because he was shrewdly traveling in the next car.

A staff from NDA-K office in Myitkyina denied elaborating the incident of Zahkung Ting Ying, saying he has no authority to speak out.

KIA has denied responsible for the incident and investigation has been seriously underway. The location of incident is in the control area of KIA’s 3rd brigade. Three men were arrested for suspicion of plotting a bomb.

Today, Kachin Independence Organization will send a central committee member to NDA-K office in Myitkyina to talk about the attack on NDA-K leader.

NDA-K based in Pang Wa, former Communist Party of Burma’s 101 war zone, signed a ceasefire agreement with Burmese military government on December 15, 1989.

Zahkung Ting Ying joined to CPB in early 1968 after broke out from KIA. He then joined a CPB mutiny in 1989 and formed New Democratic Army-Kachin. He also had a closed relation with former Burmese Prime Minister Gen Khin Nyunt who was ousted in last October.