- Web Master
- September 19, 2024
At least four civilians were killed and eight others
injured as the junta forces engaged in airstrikes on the downtown area of
Mrauk-U, ancient city of Rakhine State.
A Y-12 aircraft bombed Mrauk-U township at around 12 noon on Sunday, said a
young man from the township.
"There was a festival in Nan Yar Kone. I came to
know that a mother and her son were killed by the bombs," added the young
man.
The aircraft was hovering over the town in the morning
hours and later bombed over the urban area, leading to destruction and
casualties in Taung Yat and Shwe Taung wards.
"I have no details. Nay La tea shop and a house
were damaged in Taung Yat ward. Four people were killed in Shwe Taung
ward," he revealed.
The bombs dropped by the junta's Y-12 aircraft landed
at Taung Yat junction near Bar Bu Taung and Nan Yar Kone areas.
The victims include Daw Bu Bu (aged 37, hailed
from Kyet Shar Kyun ward), who was killed by a bomb in Kone Thel Tan ward
of Mrauk-U township.
On 15 March, a 16-year-old girl from Ywar Haung Taw
ward was killed and a 4-year-old boy was injured due to junta's airstrikes.
The residents returning to the town area are worried
about the airstrikes. Mrauk-U was recently captured by the Arakan Army
fighters.
According to a list compiled by Narinjara News, from 1 to 15 March, 21 civilians were killed as the junta forces conducted airstrikes and deliberately fired artillery shells over the residential areas in the Rakhine region.