Narinjara News, 6 June  2024

At least 2,322private houses belonging to Arakanese and other ethnic groups in Buthidaungtown of Arakan State were destroyed due to arson attacks by the junta forces.Some 550 houses  of Muslims, 12 monasteries, two Hindu temples, twochurches and one mosque were also damaged.

In an interview with VOA Burmese,the Arakan Army (AA) commander-in-chief general Twan Mrat Naing stated thatbefore 17 April, majority of the burnt houses in Buthidaung belonged tonon-Muslims.

Some Muslim houses also caught fire due to the wind from theneighbouring non-Muslim properties. On 17 April and during the finaloffensive, nearly 550 houses were burnt. Prior to that day, more houses weredestroyed.

Twan Mrat Naing also asserted that the propaganda based satelliteimages lack credibility on location and time of the incidents. However,the AA possesses strong and precise evidence, he added.