YANGON, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- Legal advisor of Myanmar's ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) party U Ko Ni was shot dead on Sunday at about 5 p.m. local time, at Yangon International Airport, U Zaw Htay, spokesperson of the President's Office, told Xinhua.
U Ko Ni was shot at a close distance by a gunman at the airport's taxi stand near overseas arrival terminal soon after he returned from Indonesia.
The gunman was instantly arrested by police.
The investigations are underway by local authorities.