Southeast Asian country of Myanmar has been rocked by the death of an American diplomat in its largest city of Yangon.
Police in Yangon are treating the case as a possible homicide.
Members of the diplomatic community in Yangon have told the AP that a Thai woman was detained by police in connection with the investigation.
Associated Press reported:
“American officials in Thailand and the U.S. Embassy in Myanmar referred questions on the case to the State Department, which confirmed the “death of a U.S. government employee” assigned to the embassy in Yangon but gave no other details.
‘Out of respect for the privacy of the family and loved ones, we have no further information to provide at this time,” the State Department said in an emailed reply to questions from The Associated Press’.”
While the case is being reported on today, the American citizen was reportedly found dead about two weeks ago at the Sakura Residence & Hotel.
TGP reporter Antonio Graceffo has published several reports from inside Burma.
“The facility, with long-term rentals, is popular with diplomats, business people and other international visitors, and is located about 1.5 kilometers (1 mile) from the American Embassy.
They said police are treating the case as a possible homicide and have a Thai woman in custody. Thailand’s Foreign Ministry said it has provided consular assistance to the woman in custody and notified her family, but would not comment further.”
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