NarinjaraNews, 28 May 2020:

Ayoung villager, belonged to Chin community, hailed from Maebontownship of  Arakan was killed in a landmine explosion on Wednesday, said a village leader.

Thevictim has been identified as U Than Myint San of Taung Byint village inside Yaw Sanyon village-tract. The incident took place ataround 11 am when the 25 years old Chin villagerwent to a mountain range tocollect  tree logs for producing timbers.

“ThanMyint San along with U Htin Lin (30) went to the jungle in search of hard trees and started climbing the mountain. Than MyintSan, who was at the front, put his legs on alandmine that exploded it and bothof his legs were severely injured. He died on way to the village as he was carried in a stretcher by somevillagers,” said the villageleader.

Chinstudents living in Rakhine under the banner of Chin University Students issued a statement over the incident and expressed grief atThan Myint San’s demise who left behind hiswife, two young daughters andother relatives.

On24 May, two villagers belonging to ethnic Mro community in Ponna Kyunt township, 16 miles north of Arakanese capital city of Sittwe,also faced a similar accident. Both of them arenow at Sittwe general hospital,but they have lost one leg each in the landmine explosions.