Gunman assassinates key Muslim lawyer for Myanmar’s ruling party at airport

Myanmar Police stand guard at the forensic department of a hospital holding the body of Ko Ni, a prominent member of Myanmar’s Muslim minority and legal adviser for Myanmar’s ruling National League for Democracy, in Yangon Sunday. A gunman killed a legal adviser for Myanmar’s ruling National League for Democracy on Sunday, shooting the lawyer in the head at close range as he walked out of the Yangon airport, the government said.