The junta troops have fired artilleryshells at the archaeological museum in Nan Yar Kone of  Mrauk-U townshipresulting in destruction of stone inscriptions.

From the night of 24December till this morning, the military council battalions indiscriminatelyfired artillery shells at the urban areas. One of the artillery shells hit theMrauk-U archaeological museum and subsequently exploded.

According to a custodian ofthe cultural heritage, the shell hit the museum's stone inscriptions causingsignificant damages.

"It has been reportedthat an artillery shell landed in the stone inscriptions’ room, where a largenumber of stone inscriptions were preserved. It also damaged someinscriptions," he added.

The museum is precious forthe ancient heritage of  Rakhine people. Now it’s apprehended that otherhistorical art-facts might have suffered damages by the artillery shell.

Narinjara News continues itseffort to get official information about the damages, but has not yetsucceeded.

An intense gun fighting erupted between the Arakan Army (AA) and junta forces in Mrauk-U townshipyesterday. The relentless firing of artillery shells by the soldiers resultedin explosions in Mrauk-U urban areas and caused damages to some residentialbuildings.

The houses belonging to UZaw Aung, a vendor of consumer goods & beauty products, Tun Theingi’s goldshop,  U Tun Aye Kyaing and U Maung Saw Tun in Taung Yat ward weredamaged.