Artillery shelling in Maungdaw injures 6 Rakhine residents, damages several houses
Naung MinThu
The juntaforces on 12 May fired artillery shells in Maungdaw town of Rakhine State,which caused injuries to six Rakhine residents and damaged a number of houses,said local residents.
"Theartillery shells exploded in 4-mile Ywar Thar Yar and Ngwe Taung villages,which were fired by the 5th border guard police battalion. Among those injured,two sustained serious injuries,” added a resident.
The injuredindividuals hail from 4-mile Thar Yar Kone and Ngwe Taung villages. The resident also noted that on12 May, several houses in Nyaung Chaung village, situated in southern Maungdawlocality, caught fire due to artillery shelling.
Earlier on9 May, the junta forces set Shwe Yin Aye and Nyaung Chaung villages nearMaungdaw town on fire.
Duringthis month, the junta soldiers belonging to Myo Thu Gyi 5th border guard policebattalion and armed Muslims set over 80 houses on fire. A woman in the 3-mileWai Thar Li village near the 5th border guard police battalion was also killed.
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