On December 26th at 1:55pm in the afternoon, the Military Council launched an air attack on Nyaungkan village in Saw Township without any reason. As a result of the shooting, four local residents lost their lives and seven were injured, according to the local residents.
The four deceased were Ko Zaw Min (47 years old); The family members Daw Saw Wai 66 years old, Ko Kyaw Htay Lin around 40 years old and Ko Zaw Htay Win 45 years old were killed by heavy weapons. A local who assisted in the incident said that four of the seven residents were seriously injured and had to be rushed to the hospital for treatment.
Regarding the airstrikes, a resident said, “ Without a marching to our area, I didn’t hear the sound of the planes. I heard the explosions first, and then I heard the planes. That’s when I knew I was under air attack. The second time, I heard the sound of machine guns, and I saw jet fighters and smoke. I thought they were coming to my village, but they were shooting at the neighboring village.”
In less than five minutes, we were attacked by airstrikes for no apparent reason. Four people died. In addition, there were also injured people, and some homes had no cooking pots, only bullet holes in clothing boxes,” he said. At present, housing for local residents, clothing and health care are urgently needed, according to local groups helping war-affected people. Era’s Eyes | CRD-VIVA La Revolution Photo CRD: Scenes of Nyaungkan village that was damaged by the military airstrike.
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CRD-VIVA La Revolution Photo CRD: Scenes of Nyangkan village that was damaged by the military airstrike.
