Funeral for monk shot by soldiers highlights Myanmar army's delicate relationship to Buddhist clergy

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BANGKOK — Hundreds of people attended the funeral on Thursday of a senior monk who was fatally shot by soldiers in an incident that could undermine the cozy relationship that Myanmar’s military government has tried to maintain with the country’s Buddhist clergy.

Bhaddanta Munindarbhivamsa, who had been serving as the abbot of a monastery in Bago where hundreds of young monks from around the country come to learn Buddhist scripture, was traveling in a car in the central region of Mandalay on June 19 when it was fired upon by soldiers on a truck.

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