Shots were heard and fires lit as heavy fighting broke out at a Myanmar army outpost near the eastern border with Thailand. Forces of the ethnic Karen National Union (KNU) said the Myanmar army outpost was captured. Videos obtained by Reuters showed smoke rising in the distance across from the Salween river on the border as shots were heard

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