Myanmar duo arrested over plot to kill UN ambassador

Pair charged with conspiracy ‘to assault and make a violent attack’ on Myanmar’s UN envoy, Kyaw Moe Tun

Two Myanmar citizens have been arrested for plotting to kill or injure that country’s ambassador to the United Nations, the US attorney’s office in Manhattan said on Friday.

The pair were arrested on charges of conspiracy “to assault and make a violent attack” on Myanmar’s UN envoy, Kyaw Moe Tun, the office said in a statement.

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