Christian anti-drug vigilantes in Myanmar said on Saturday they had halted a mission to raze poppy fields while at least 30 of their members were recovering from injuries sustained during violent clashes with unknown attackers this week.
Pat Jasan, a hardline Christian group known for flogging drug users, said it was assailed by a mob wielding explosives and stones on Thursday after it set out to destroy poppy plants against the wishes of local farmers in the hilly and far-flung Kachin state. (Courtesy of South China Morning Post)
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