“A KIA armed group comprising about 25 troops shot in the air and stopped U Kamann Du Naw, the transport minister of Kachin State, and security personnel led by SIP Myint Soe near Hwaylone Village in Hpakant Township around 11.25am while the minister was travelling along with others along the Hpakant- Seikmu- Hwaykar- Nyaungpin- Loneton- Hopin Road,” reported state media on Thursday.