Myanmar defence minister promises further probe into border bombing
Myanmar's Defence Minister Wai Lwin said on Monday that his government will conduct further investigations into the bombing incident across the Myanmar-China border which left five Chinese citizens dead and eight others injured last week.
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Kuala Lumpur: Myanmar's Defence Minister Wai Lwin said on Monday that his government will conduct further investigations into the bombing incident across the Myanmar-China border which left five Chinese citizens dead and eight others injured last week.
Speaking at a press conference, he said an investigation commission will be formed to find out the root cause of the incident.
"Myanmar and China have maintained very good neighbourly relations and friendly relationship for many years, and we adhere to the principles of very peaceful relationship and hope to ease the border tension with support of diplomatic arrangements," he said.
On March 13, a bomb dropped by a Myanmar warplane hit a sugarcane field in the border city of Lincang, China's southwestern Yunnan province, killing five people and injuring eight others working there in the afternoon.
Vice Chairman of China's Central Military Commission Fan Changlong has warned that no further deadly stray fire incidents should happen or the Chinese military would take "firm and decisive action" to protect the safety of its people.
He also urged Myanmar to punish the perpetrators and apologise to and compensate the families of the victims.
China's air force has sent fighter jets to patrol over the China-Myanmar border areas to "track, monitor, warn and chase away" Myanmar military planes flying close to China.
Relations between China and Myanmar, sharing a border of over 2,000 km, have been upgraded to a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership.
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