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Sao Kai Hpa, the son of Shan leader Mongpon Sawbwa Sao San Tun
-- who was gunned down in the same attack -- welcomed the fact that the government had decided to send a high-level official to pay its respects. "It is a change in the right direction and it is a way of showing gratitude to those who gave up their lives for the country's independence," he said.
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