Published
Friday, April 24, 2020
U.S. condemns attack on U.N. vehicle in Rakhine
Members of the Myanmar Red Cross society move a dead body from a boat to an ambulance that will transport to Sittwe Hospital, in Sittwe, Rakhine State, western Myanmar, 21 April 2020. Photo: Nyunt Win/EPA
The U.S. State Department condemned Wednesday a recent attack on a UN vehicle in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state, Anadolu Agency reported.
"The United States condemns the April 20 attack on a clearly-marked UN vehicle in Rakhine State, which resulted in the death of one World Health Organization (WHO) employee and the wounding of a health worker," agency spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said in a statement.
The UN confirmed Tuesday that the vehicle carrying swabs from patients to be tested for coronavirus came under gunfire in Rakhine and the driver was killed.
The U.S. also urged authorities in Myanmar to bring the perpetrators to justice.
