Retired ambassador and former brigadier general shot in Yangon

Residents in Yangon’s Mayangone Township told DVB that Cho Tun Aung, a retired ambassador and former Brigadier General, was shot outside his home on Tuesday.

“We don’t know if he survived. The military transported him to the hospital in an ambulance and are now conducting a search of the area,” a Mayangone resident told DVB on the condition of anonymity.

A resistance group based in Yangon calling itself the Golden Valley Warriors claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that it was in retaliation for Cho Tun Aung’s continued involvement in supporting the regime since the 2021 coup, despite his retirement from the military.