Myanmar NGO worker shot in restive Rakhine state
Published on: Tuesday 30 July 2019
A Plan International aid worker was shot by Myanmar security forces in Rakhine state, the army said Tuesday, the first time an NGO employee has been swept up in violence plaguing the area.
Rakhine state is one of Myanmar's poorest regions and NGOs provide aid to tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslims still languishing in displacement camps as well as other local communities.
News source: https://www.wionews.com/south-asia/myanmar-ngo-worker-shot-in-restive-rakhine-state-239511
