YANGON, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar's State Administration Council (SAC) on Friday called for immediate release of abducted teachers, academic staff, students and their families of Loikaw University in Kayah state.
The Information Team of the SAC said in a statement that KNPP and PDF groups carried out abduction and attacks on the academic staff and students after launching surprise attacks on the security personnel who were on duty at the Loikaw University on Nov. 13 and Nov. 14.
The security personnel tried to rescue the victims as the KNPP and PDF armed groups raided the university, destroyed the educational facilities and forcibly detained the teachers, educational staff and students, it said.
However, the KNPP and PDF groups used the teachers, academic staff and students as human shields while the security personnel tried to evacuate them, the council's statement said.
The KNPP and PDF groups brutally killed some teachers and abducted some teachers, educational staff and students, it said.
Due to the terrorist acts of the KNPP and PDF groups, the exams of the university students which started on Nov. 13 were also postponed, the statement said. ■
