BURMA: Ethnic leader murdered

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Updated February 15, 2008 21:48:15

The leader of the biggest rebel group in Burma, the Karen National Union has been murdered in Thailand. Pado Manh Sha was shot twice at his home in Mae Sot on the Thai/Burma border on Thursday.

Presenter: Karon Snowdon
Speakers: Burma officer with Human Rights Watch, David Mathieson

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