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Urgent: Myanmar pardons over 6,900 prisoners possibly including Chinese loggers

Xinhua, July 30, 2015 Adjust font size:

The Myanmar government on Thursday pardoned a total of 6,966 prisoners, which sources said possibly include the 155 detained Chinese loggers, according to an amnesty order of President U Thein Sein. Endi