Myanmar duo arrested in New York 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 in New York state for plotting with an arms dealer in Thailand - who sells weapons to the Burmese military - to kill or injure Myanmar's ambassador to the United Nations.

The US attorney's office for the southern district of New York said on Friday that Phyo Hein Htut, 28, and Ye Hein Zaw, 20, had each been charged with one count of conspiracy to assault and make a violent attack upon a foreign official, which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison.