Kant Kaw Ni Ni, Narinjara News, 4 October 2024

The junta forces conducted airstrikes on Kin Taung San Pya village underTaungup township of Arakan State after the midnight hours on Thursday. Theattacks resulted in the death of four civilians including a 10-year-old boy,and injury to five others.

The deceased include U Maung Hla Tin (65), Daw Mya Yee(56) and Daw Mya Kyi (74), said villagers.

The injured individuals are Maung Zin Lin Htet (11),teacher U Soe Hitke (48),  Daw Ma Tin Shwe (89), Daw Myint Myint Kyu (52)and Ko Pyi Thein San (23).

At 2 am today, while the villagers were in deep sleep, the junta soders droppedtwo bombs on the village using Y-12 aircraft, said a local villager.

Several houses near the fire station and high school were hit and nine houseswere damaged. Three individuals were killed when a bomb hit those houses andanother died when a bomb fell near the school.

Situated beside the Taungup-Maei highway, Kin Taung San Pyavillage has around 1,000 houses and it’s approximately 11 miles and 5 furlongsaway from Taungup town.

The village is currently controlled by the Arakan Army (AA). Since earlyAugust, the junta soldiers conducted a series of airstrikes in the townshiptargeting areas believed to have AA fighters.

On 2 October also, a teenager sustained head injuriesfrom the airstrikes conducted near Khaung Laung Du village, located seven milesaway from Taungup town.

On the night of 24 September, two civilians including a university student werekilled, three others were injured. Several residential buildings were destroyeddue to the airstrikes on Tan Lwe Ywar Ma police station and other urban areasin Taungup locality.

Photograph: Damaged houses following junta’sairstrikes in Kin Taung San Pya village