Myanmar: senior election official linked to junta shot dead by resistance group

Killing in Yangon of Sai Kyaw Thu, a former lieutenant colonel, is confirmed by guerrilla group

A top election official in Myanmar has been fatally shot in his car in Yangon, in the latest attack attributed to militants opposed to military rule.

Sai Kyaw Thu, the deputy director general of the military-appointed Union Election Commission, was shot multiple times on Saturday, according to the military's information office, media reports and a statement of responsibility from an urban guerrilla group.