Plane passenger shot in mid-air after aircraft was fired at from the ground

A passenger is in the air.

A passenger on a plane was shot in the face by a bullet that came from the ground.

A passenger sitting in a window seat was hit by a bullet as the plane descended to make a landing in the eastern state of Kayah.

There is a bullet hole in the plane and a passenger is sitting in his seat surrounded by blood and tissues.

The man was taken to the hospital after he tried to stop the bleeding by holding a tissue to his neck and cheek.

All flights to loikaw have been canceled by the airline.

The Karenni National Progressive Party was blamed by the junta for the attack.

According to Maj. Gen. Zaw Min Tun, the shooting was carried out by terrorists from the People's Defence Force.

He said that the attack on the plane was a war crime.

The accusation was denied by the rebels.

After the army overthrew a elected government and took control of Kayah state, there was intense fighting between military and rebel groups.

Thousands of people have been killed in the civil war in the country.

Passenger injured on board a Myanmar National Airlines ATR-72 after it was hit by gunfire while landing at Loikaw Airport in Myanmar. There has been widespread unrest across the nation over the last 19 months. https://t.co/v1cZN3XhAY pic.twitter.com/Wr8TeVog3r

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