Ammunition for rebels seized

Sat, 16 Sep 1995, 00:00 WIB | Source: REUTERS

MAE SOT, Thailand (Reuter): Thai police have arrested a man
and confiscated a large amount of ammunition he said was intended
for Karen rebels in Myanmar, police said yesterday.

Police on the Myanmar border at Umphang district in Tak
province stopped a truck at a checkpoint late on Thursday and
uncovered 6,938 M-16 rifle rounds, 324 M-79 shells and 30 81mm
mortar bombs.

The driver told police he intended to deliver the ammunition
to members of the Karen National Union (KNU) based opposite
Umphang on the Myanmarese side of the frontier.

A senior KNU official denied the accusations made by the
suspect, who was being detained in police custody.

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