Junta Airstrike Hits USDP Office in Thandwe, Child Injured,Building Destroyed

Min Shin Saw, Narinjara News, 25 October 2024

The Arakan Army (AA) presently controls Thandwe Town, Arakan State, where the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) office was the target of junta bombing. The building was destroyed by the airstrikes, and a child was hurt.

Maung Phoe Cho, 14, of Thandwe Town's No. 8 ward, has been recognized as the injured child.

Around 5:00 am on October 25, a local neighbor reported that the USDP office and numerous nearby structures were destroyed by bombings carried out by the junta's fighter jet. 

"A fighter plane conducted attacks on the USDP office and the old military recruitment office at approximately five in the morning today. Two bombs were dropped in all, and a toddler was struck by shrapnel in a nearby home," the resident reported.

In addition to destroying the USDP office and the military recruitment office, the attacks also damaged homes in the vicinity.

The Arakan Army (AA) still controls Thandwe Town, and the junta is still attacking villages and residential areas with aircraft.

In a separate event, the junta conducted airstrikes on the environmental conservation office and the Thandwe township hall around 7:40 a.m. on September 26. Thirteen people, including displaced children, were killed in this incident, while twenty-five more were injured.