Thinzar Nwe
Narinjara
News, 22 May 2024
Five people, including two women,
were killed and eleven others were injured by the junta’s airstrikes on
Tarunaing village under Paletwa township of Chin State.
The
deceased individuals include U Maung Thein Naing (32) and U Aung Htun
(67), both are Khumi people from Ah Htet Balaing village along with Ma Sandar
(17), Daw Hla Khaing Oo (47) and U Aung Kyaw Nyun (33), all Arakanese from Ah
Htet Tarunaing village.
The injured
individuals include Maung Di Phyo (12), Maung Myat Thu (12), Maung Aung Myat
Oo, Daw Mya Nu, Di Moe Htun and Daw Thein Shwe Oo, all from Ah Htet Tarunaing
village, U Htun Lin from Set Pyin village, Aung Hei Tun from Pyin Dai village,
U Kyaw Hla from Ah Htet Balaing village and U Kyaw Soe from Na Kan village
under Mrauk-U.
A Paletwa resident informed
Narinjara News that on 21 May at around 4 pm, the junta forces bombed
Tarunaing village with a jet fighter, even though there was no fighting going
on there.
"The
junta forces conducted airstrikes using a jet fighter. As the town was already
peaceful, we didn't expect such airstrikes. People were going with normal
activities, when the bombs struck, resulting in casualties among teenagers and
elderly people," explained the resident.
A residential house and a shop in
Tarunaing village were also destroyed by a bomb explosion. The victims
sustained serious injuries. Some of them faced exceptional bleeding.
On 21 May,
7 civilians were killed and 17 others were injured in Chin and Arakan
States as a result of artillery shelling by the junta's navy and air force
personnel.